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#CCCC52

#cccc52 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cccc52 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 80% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.8% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 54.46% saturation and 56.08% 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 12.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5663

Complementary

  1. #cccc52
  2. #5252cc

Split complementary

  1. #cccc52
  2. #528fcc
  3. #8f52cc

Analogous

  1. #cc8f52
  2. #cccc52
  3. #8fcc52

Triadic

  1. #cccc52
  2. #52cccc
  3. #cc52cc

Tetradic

  1. #cccc52
  2. #52cc52
  3. #5252cc
  4. #cc52cc

Square

  1. #cccc52
  2. #52cc8f
  3. #5252cc
  4. #cc528f

Monochromatic

  1. #67671e
  2. #a2a230
  3. #cccc52
  4. #dddd8d
  5. #efefc8

Shades

#cccc52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cccc52
  2. #b8b84a
  3. #a3a342
  4. #8f8f39
  5. #7a7a31
  6. #666629
  7. #525221
  8. #3d3d19
  9. #292910
  10. #141408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cccc52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cccc52
  2. #d1d163
  3. #d6d675
  4. #dbdb86
  5. #e0e097
  6. #e6e6a9
  7. #ebebba
  8. #f0f0cb
  9. #f5f5dc
  10. #fafaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cccc52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cccc52
  2. #c4c457
  3. #bdbd5b
  4. #b5b560
  5. #aeae64
  6. #a6a669
  7. #9e9e6e
  8. #979772
  9. #8f8f77
  10. #88887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c9a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc444 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc859 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9c0b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c74a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6ca56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4c595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cccc52 {
  color: #cccc52;
}
Background
.bg-cccc52 {
  background-color: #cccc52;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cccc52 {
  border: 2px solid #cccc52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cccc52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 204 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cccc52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cccc52, #8fcc52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cccc52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 204 82 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.94 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.68 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.80 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.68 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.90 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.99 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.14 #3333ad Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Straw
#cccc52  rgb(204, 204, 82)  hsl(60, 54%, 56%)  Straw
#5252cc  rgb(82, 82, 204)  hsl(240, 54%, 56%)  Iris
#52cccc  rgb(82, 204, 204)  hsl(180, 54%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#cc52cc  rgb(204, 82, 204)  hsl(300, 54%, 56%)  Medium Orchid