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#CBD257

#cbd257 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbd257 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 82.35% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.33% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.57% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 63.41°, with 57.75% 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 12.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 4.73.

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Relative luminance0.5948

Complementary

  1. #cbd257
  2. #5e57d2

Split complementary

  1. #cbd257
  2. #578ed2
  3. #9c57d2

Analogous

  1. #d29c57
  2. #cbd257
  3. #8ed257

Triadic

  1. #cbd257
  2. #57cbd2
  3. #d257cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbd257
  2. #57d25e
  3. #5e57d2
  4. #d257cb

Square

  1. #cbd257
  2. #57d29c
  3. #5e57d2
  4. #d2578e

Monochromatic

  1. #6d721e
  2. #a7ae2f
  3. #cbd257
  4. #dee293
  5. #f0f2d0

Shades

#cbd257 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbd257
  2. #b7bd4e
  3. #a2a846
  4. #8e933d
  5. #7a7e34
  6. #66692c
  7. #515423
  8. #3d3f1a
  9. #292a11
  10. #141509
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbd257 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbd257
  2. #d0d768
  3. #d5db79
  4. #dbe089
  5. #e0e49a
  6. #e5e9ab
  7. #eaedbc
  8. #eff2cd
  9. #f5f6dd
  10. #fafbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbd257 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbd257
  2. #c4ca5b
  3. #bcc25f
  4. #b5b963
  5. #adb167
  6. #a6a96c
  7. #9ea170
  8. #979974
  9. #8f9078
  10. #88887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcea9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c949 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cc5e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c6b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8cd4f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8cf5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3cb9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbd257 {
  color: #cbd257;
}
Background
.bg-cbd257 {
  background-color: #cbd257;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbd257 {
  border: 2px solid #cbd257;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbd257;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 210 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 58% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbd257 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbd257, #8ed257);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbd257 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 210 87 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.73 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.37 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.61 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.12 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.40 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.67 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 8.87 #342da8 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

June Bud
#cbd257  rgb(203, 210, 87)  hsl(63, 58%, 58%)  June Bud
#5e57d2  rgb(94, 87, 210)  hsl(243, 58%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#57cbd2  rgb(87, 203, 210)  hsl(183, 58%, 58%)  Dark Turquoise
#d257cb  rgb(210, 87, 203)  hsl(303, 58%, 58%)  Medium Orchid