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#CFCC52

#cfcc52 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cfcc52 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 80% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.45% magenta, 60.39% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 58.56°, with 56.56% saturation and 56.67% 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 12.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5706

Complementary

  1. #cfcc52
  2. #5255cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfcc52
  2. #5294cf
  3. #8e52cf

Analogous

  1. #cf8e52
  2. #cfcc52
  3. #94cf52

Triadic

  1. #cfcc52
  2. #52cfcc
  3. #cc52cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfcc52
  2. #55cf52
  3. #5255cf
  4. #cc52cf

Square

  1. #cfcc52
  2. #52cf8e
  3. #5255cf
  4. #cf5294

Monochromatic

  1. #6a691e
  2. #a6a32e
  3. #cfcc52
  4. #e0de8e
  5. #f0efca

Shades

#cfcc52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfcc52
  2. #bab84a
  3. #a6a342
  4. #918f39
  5. #7c7a31
  6. #686629
  7. #535221
  8. #3e3d19
  9. #292910
  10. #151408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfcc52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfcc52
  2. #d4d163
  3. #d9d675
  4. #dddb86
  5. #e2e097
  6. #e7e6a9
  7. #ecebba
  8. #f1f0cb
  9. #f5f5dc
  10. #fafaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfcc52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfcc52
  2. #c7c457
  3. #bfbd5b
  4. #b7b560
  5. #afae64
  6. #a8a669
  7. #a09e6e
  8. #989772
  9. #908f77
  10. #88887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac9a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc444 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec959 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddc0b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c74a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8ca56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7c595 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfcc52 {
  color: #cfcc52;
}
Background
.bg-cfcc52 {
  background-color: #cfcc52;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfcc52 {
  border: 2px solid #cfcc52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfcc52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 204 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 57% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfcc52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfcc52, #94cf52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfcc52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 204 82 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.50 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.04 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.08 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.36 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.43 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.79 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.80 #3033ad Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Straw
#cfcc52  rgb(207, 204, 82)  hsl(59, 57%, 57%)  Straw
#5255cf  rgb(82, 85, 207)  hsl(239, 57%, 57%)  Iris
#52cfcc  rgb(82, 207, 204)  hsl(179, 57%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#cc52cf  rgb(204, 82, 207)  hsl(299, 57%, 57%)  Medium Orchid