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#CBCD4E

#cbcd4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbcd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60.94°, with 55.95% saturation and 55.49% 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 12.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.31.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5691

Complementary

  1. #cbcd4e
  2. #504ecd

Split complementary

  1. #cbcd4e
  2. #4e8ccd
  3. #8f4ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd8f4e
  2. #cbcd4e
  3. #8ccd4e

Triadic

  1. #cbcd4e
  2. #4ecbcd
  3. #cd4ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcd4e
  2. #4ecd50
  3. #504ecd
  4. #cd4ecb

Square

  1. #cbcd4e
  2. #4ecd8f
  3. #504ecd
  4. #cd4e8c

Monochromatic

  1. #64651d
  2. #9fa12d
  3. #cbcd4e
  4. #ddde8a
  5. #eeefc5

Shades

#cbcd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcd4e
  2. #b7b946
  3. #a2a43e
  4. #8e9037
  5. #7a7b2f
  6. #666727
  7. #51521f
  8. #3d3e17
  9. #292910
  10. #141508
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcd4e
  2. #d0d260
  3. #d5d771
  4. #dbdc83
  5. #e0e195
  6. #e5e6a7
  7. #eaebb8
  8. #eff0ca
  9. #f5f5dc
  10. #fafaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcd4e
  2. #c4c553
  3. #bcbe58
  4. #b5b65d
  5. #adae62
  6. #a6a767
  7. #9e9f6c
  8. #979771
  9. #8f8f76
  10. #88887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c9a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc53e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec956 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c845 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6ca53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c695 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcd4e {
  color: #cbcd4e;
}
Background
.bg-cbcd4e {
  background-color: #cbcd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcd4e {
  border: 2px solid #cbcd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcd4e, #8ccd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.31 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.22 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.26 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.66 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.14 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.36 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.54 #3432b1 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Straw
#cbcd4e  rgb(203, 205, 78)  hsl(61, 56%, 55%)  Straw
#504ecd  rgb(80, 78, 205)  hsl(241, 56%, 55%)  Iris
#4ecbcd  rgb(78, 203, 205)  hsl(181, 56%, 55%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd4ecb  rgb(205, 78, 203)  hsl(301, 56%, 55%)  Medium Orchid