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#CBCF4E

#cbcf4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cbcf4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 81.18% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.93% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.32% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 61.86°, with 57.33% saturation and 55.88% 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 12.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.42.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5787

Complementary

  1. #cbcf4e
  2. #524ecf

Split complementary

  1. #cbcf4e
  2. #4e8acf
  3. #924ecf

Analogous

  1. #cf924e
  2. #cbcf4e
  3. #8acf4e

Triadic

  1. #cbcf4e
  2. #4ecbcf
  3. #cf4ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcf4e
  2. #4ecf52
  3. #524ecf
  4. #cf4ecb

Square

  1. #cbcf4e
  2. #4ecf92
  3. #524ecf
  4. #cf4e8a

Monochromatic

  1. #65681c
  2. #a0a42c
  3. #cbcf4e
  4. #dddf8a
  5. #eef0c6

Shades

#cbcf4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcf4e
  2. #b7ba46
  3. #a2a63e
  4. #8e9137
  5. #7a7c2f
  6. #666827
  7. #51531f
  8. #3d3e17
  9. #292910
  10. #141508
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcf4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcf4e
  2. #d0d460
  3. #d5d971
  4. #dbdd83
  5. #e0e295
  6. #e5e7a7
  7. #eaecb8
  8. #eff1ca
  9. #f5f5dc
  10. #fafaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcf4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcf4e
  2. #c4c753
  3. #bcbf58
  4. #b5b75d
  5. #adaf62
  6. #a6a867
  7. #9ea06c
  8. #979871
  9. #8f9076
  10. #88887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9cba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec63e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfca56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7ca45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7cc53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c896 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcf4e {
  color: #cbcf4e;
}
Background
.bg-cbcf4e {
  background-color: #cbcf4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcf4e {
  border: 2px solid #cbcf4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcf4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 207 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 57% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcf4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcf4e, #8acf4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcf4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 207 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.42 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.68 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 5.72 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.86 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.08 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.53 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.63 #3430b1 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Straw
#cbcf4e  rgb(203, 207, 78)  hsl(62, 57%, 56%)  Straw
#524ecf  rgb(82, 78, 207)  hsl(242, 57%, 56%)  Iris
#4ecbcf  rgb(78, 203, 207)  hsl(182, 57%, 56%)  Dark Turquoise
#cf4ecb  rgb(207, 78, 203)  hsl(302, 57%, 56%)  Medium Orchid