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#CCCA6B

#ccca6b ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ccca6b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 79.22% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 47.55% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 58.76°, with 48.74% saturation and 60.98% 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 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.86.

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Relative luminance0.5614

Complementary

  1. #ccca6b
  2. #6b6dcc

Split complementary

  1. #ccca6b
  2. #6b9ecc
  3. #996bcc

Analogous

  1. #cc996b
  2. #ccca6b
  3. #9ecc6b

Triadic

  1. #ccca6b
  2. #6bccca
  3. #ca6bcc

Tetradic

  1. #ccca6b
  2. #6dcc6b
  3. #6b6dcc
  4. #ca6bcc

Square

  1. #ccca6b
  2. #6bcc99
  3. #6b6dcc
  4. #cc6b9e

Monochromatic

  1. #767428
  2. #aeac3c
  3. #ccca6b
  4. #e0dea4
  5. #f3f3dd

Shades

#ccca6b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccca6b
  2. #b8b660
  3. #a3a256
  4. #8f8d4b
  5. #7a7940
  6. #666536
  7. #52512b
  8. #3d3d20
  9. #292815
  10. #14140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccca6b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccca6b
  2. #d1cf7a
  3. #d6d589
  4. #dbda97
  5. #e0dfa6
  6. #e6e5b5
  7. #ebeac4
  8. #f0efd3
  9. #f5f4e1
  10. #fafaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccca6b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccca6b
  2. #c4c36d
  3. #bdbb6f
  4. #b5b471
  5. #aeac73
  6. #a6a576
  7. #9e9e78
  8. #97967a
  9. #8f8f7c
  10. #88877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c7a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8c363 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c770 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c0b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c666 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c86e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c49c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccca6b {
  color: #ccca6b;
}
Background
.bg-ccca6b {
  background-color: #ccca6b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccca6b {
  border: 2px solid #ccca6b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccca6b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 202 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 49% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccca6b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccca6b, #9ecc6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccca6b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 202 107 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.86 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.48 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.70 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.93 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.15 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.29 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.80 #333594 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Straw
#ccca6b  rgb(204, 202, 107)  hsl(59, 49%, 61%)  Straw
#6b6dcc  rgb(107, 109, 204)  hsl(239, 49%, 61%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6bccca  rgb(107, 204, 202)  hsl(179, 49%, 61%)  Medium Turquoise
#ca6bcc  rgb(202, 107, 204)  hsl(299, 49%, 61%)  Orchid