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#CBD059

#cbd059 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbd059 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 81.57% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.21% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 62.52°, with 55.87% saturation and 58.24% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.1.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5853

Complementary

  1. #cbd059
  2. #5e59d0

Split complementary

  1. #cbd059
  2. #5990d0
  3. #9a59d0

Analogous

  1. #d09a59
  2. #cbd059
  3. #90d059

Triadic

  1. #cbd059
  2. #59cbd0
  3. #d059cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbd059
  2. #59d05e
  3. #5e59d0
  4. #d059cb

Square

  1. #cbd059
  2. #59d09a
  3. #5e59d0
  4. #d05990

Monochromatic

  1. #6d7020
  2. #a7ac31
  3. #cbd059
  4. #dee195
  5. #f0f2d0

Shades

#cbd059 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbd059
  2. #b7bb50
  3. #a2a647
  4. #8e923e
  5. #7a7d35
  6. #66682d
  7. #515324
  8. #3d3e1b
  9. #292a12
  10. #141509
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbd059 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbd059
  2. #d0d56a
  3. #d5d97a
  4. #dbde8b
  5. #e0e39b
  6. #e5e8ac
  7. #eaecbd
  8. #eff1cd
  9. #f5f6de
  10. #fafaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbd059 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbd059
  2. #c4c85d
  3. #bcc061
  4. #b5b865
  5. #adb069
  6. #a6a86d
  7. #9ea070
  8. #979874
  9. #8f9078
  10. #88887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc74c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfcb60 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7cb52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7cd5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c99a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbd059 {
  color: #cbd059;
}
Background
.bg-cbd059 {
  background-color: #cbd059;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbd059 {
  border: 2px solid #cbd059;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbd059;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 208 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 56% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbd059 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbd059, #90d059);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbd059 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 208 89 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.10 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.25 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.24 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.98 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.07 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.43 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 8.54 #342fa6 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Straw
#cbd059  rgb(203, 208, 89)  hsl(63, 56%, 58%)  Straw
#5e59d0  rgb(94, 89, 208)  hsl(243, 56%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#59cbd0  rgb(89, 203, 208)  hsl(183, 56%, 58%)  Dark Turquoise
#d059cb  rgb(208, 89, 203)  hsl(303, 56%, 58%)  Medium Orchid