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#CCCB6E

#cccb6e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cccb6e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 79.61% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 46.08% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 59.36°, with 47.96% saturation and 61.57% 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 12.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.96.

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Relative luminance0.5668

Complementary

  1. #cccb6e
  2. #6e6fcc

Split complementary

  1. #cccb6e
  2. #6e9ecc
  3. #9c6ecc

Analogous

  1. #cc9c6e
  2. #cccb6e
  3. #9ecc6e

Triadic

  1. #cccb6e
  2. #6ecccb
  3. #cb6ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cccb6e
  2. #6fcc6e
  3. #6e6fcc
  4. #cb6ecc

Square

  1. #cccb6e
  2. #6ecc9c
  3. #6e6fcc
  4. #cc6e9e

Monochromatic

  1. #77762a
  2. #b0ae3e
  3. #cccb6e
  4. #e0dfa7
  5. #f4f4df

Shades

#cccb6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cccb6e
  2. #b8b763
  3. #a3a258
  4. #8f8e4d
  5. #7a7a42
  6. #666637
  7. #52512c
  8. #3d3d21
  9. #292916
  10. #14140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#cccb6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cccb6e
  2. #d1d07d
  3. #d6d58b
  4. #dbdb9a
  5. #e0e0a8
  6. #e6e5b7
  7. #ebeac5
  8. #f0efd4
  9. #f5f5e2
  10. #fafaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cccb6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cccb6e
  2. #c4c470
  3. #bdbc72
  4. #b5b573
  5. #aead75
  6. #a6a677
  7. #9e9e79
  8. #97977b
  9. #8f8f7c
  10. #88887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c8aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8c466 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac872 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c1b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c769 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c971 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c59e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cccb6e {
  color: #cccb6e;
}
Background
.bg-cccb6e {
  background-color: #cccb6e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cccb6e {
  border: 2px solid #cccb6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cccb6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 203 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 48% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cccb6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cccb6e, #9ecc6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cccb6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 203 110 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.96 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.57 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.70 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.14 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.16 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.28 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.67 #333491 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Straw
#cccb6e  rgb(204, 203, 110)  hsl(59, 48%, 62%)  Straw
#6e6fcc  rgb(110, 111, 204)  hsl(239, 48%, 62%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6ecccb  rgb(110, 204, 203)  hsl(179, 48%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise
#cb6ecc  rgb(203, 110, 204)  hsl(299, 48%, 62%)  Orchid