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#CBC274

#cbc274 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbc274 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 76.08% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.43% magenta, 42.86% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 53.79°, with 45.55% saturation and 62.55% 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 11.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5254

Complementary

  1. #cbc274
  2. #747dcb

Split complementary

  1. #cbc274
  2. #74a9cb
  3. #9674cb

Analogous

  1. #cb9674
  2. #cbc274
  3. #a9cb74

Triadic

  1. #cbc274
  2. #74cbc2
  3. #c274cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc274
  2. #7dcb74
  3. #747dcb
  4. #c274cb

Square

  1. #cbc274
  2. #74cb96
  3. #747dcb
  4. #cb74a9

Monochromatic

  1. #79712d
  2. #b0a542
  3. #cbc274
  4. #e0daac
  5. #f5f3e3

Shades

#cbc274 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc274
  2. #b7af68
  3. #a29b5d
  4. #8e8851
  5. #7a7446
  6. #66613a
  7. #514e2e
  8. #3d3a23
  9. #292717
  10. #14130c
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc274 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc274
  2. #d0c882
  3. #d5ce90
  4. #dbd49e
  5. #e0daac
  6. #e5e1ba
  7. #eae7c7
  8. #efedd5
  9. #f5f3e3
  10. #faf9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc274 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc274
  2. #c4bb75
  3. #bcb576
  4. #b5ae78
  5. #ada879
  6. #a6a17a
  7. #9e9a7b
  8. #97947c
  9. #8f8d7e
  10. #88877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c1a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfbd6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2c277 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7b8af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdbf70 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfc276 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2bc9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc274 {
  color: #cbc274;
}
Background
.bg-cbc274 {
  background-color: #cbc274;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc274 {
  border: 2px solid #cbc274;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc274;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 194 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 46% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc274 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc274, #a9cb74);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc274 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 194 116 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.17 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.04 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.84 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.11 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.18 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.22 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.50 #343d8b Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#cbc274  rgb(203, 194, 116)  hsl(54, 46%, 63%)  Dark Khaki
#747dcb  rgb(116, 125, 203)  hsl(234, 46%, 63%)  Glaucous
#74cbc2  rgb(116, 203, 194)  hsl(174, 46%, 63%)  Medium Turquoise
#c274cb  rgb(194, 116, 203)  hsl(294, 46%, 63%)  Orchid