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#CFCE53

#cfce53 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cfce53 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 80.78% green and 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.48% magenta, 59.9% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 59.52°, with 56.36% saturation and 56.86% 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 12.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.47.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5803

Complementary

  1. #cfce53
  2. #5354cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfce53
  2. #5392cf
  3. #9053cf

Analogous

  1. #cf9053
  2. #cfce53
  3. #92cf53

Triadic

  1. #cfce53
  2. #53cfce
  3. #ce53cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfce53
  2. #54cf53
  3. #5354cf
  4. #ce53cf

Square

  1. #cfce53
  2. #53cf90
  3. #5354cf
  4. #cf5392

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6a1e
  2. #a7a62f
  3. #cfce53
  4. #e0df8f
  5. #f0f0cb

Shades

#cfce53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfce53
  2. #bab94b
  3. #a6a542
  4. #91903a
  5. #7c7c32
  6. #68672a
  7. #535221
  8. #3e3e19
  9. #292911
  10. #151508
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfce53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfce53
  2. #d4d364
  3. #d9d875
  4. #dddd87
  5. #e2e298
  6. #e7e7a9
  7. #ecebba
  8. #f1f0cb
  9. #f5f5dd
  10. #fafaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfce53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfce53
  2. #c7c658
  3. #bfbe5c
  4. #b7b761
  5. #afaf65
  6. #a8a76a
  7. #a09f6e
  8. #989773
  9. #909077
  10. #88887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec645 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfcb5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddc2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c94b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9cc57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7c797 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfce53 {
  color: #cfce53;
}
Background
.bg-cfce53 {
  background-color: #cfce53;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfce53 {
  border: 2px solid #cfce53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfce53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 206 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 56% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfce53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfce53, #92cf53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfce53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 206 83 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.47 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.52 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.78 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.31 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.50 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.74 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.90 #3031ac Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Straw
#cfce53  rgb(207, 206, 83)  hsl(60, 56%, 57%)  Straw
#5354cf  rgb(83, 84, 207)  hsl(240, 56%, 57%)  Iris
#53cfce  rgb(83, 207, 206)  hsl(180, 56%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#ce53cf  rgb(206, 83, 207)  hsl(300, 56%, 57%)  Medium Orchid