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#CCCD4E

#cccd4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cccd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60.47°, 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 12.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5705

Complementary

  1. #cccd4e
  2. #4f4ecd

Split complementary

  1. #cccd4e
  2. #4e8dcd
  3. #8e4ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd8e4e
  2. #cccd4e
  3. #8dcd4e

Triadic

  1. #cccd4e
  2. #4ecccd
  3. #cd4ecc

Tetradic

  1. #cccd4e
  2. #4ecd4f
  3. #4f4ecd
  4. #cd4ecc

Square

  1. #cccd4e
  2. #4ecd8e
  3. #4f4ecd
  4. #cd4e8d

Monochromatic

  1. #65651d
  2. #a0a12d
  3. #cccd4e
  4. #ddde8a
  5. #eeefc5

Shades

#cccd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cccd4e
  2. #b8b946
  3. #a3a43e
  4. #8f9037
  5. #7a7b2f
  6. #666727
  7. #52521f
  8. #3d3e17
  9. #292910
  10. #141508
  11. #000000

Tints

#cccd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cccd4e
  2. #d1d260
  3. #d6d771
  4. #dbdc83
  5. #e0e195
  6. #e6e6a7
  7. #ebebb8
  8. #f0f0ca
  9. #f5f5dc
  10. #fafaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cccd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cccd4e
  2. #c4c553
  3. #bdbe58
  4. #b5b65d
  5. #aeae62
  6. #a6a767
  7. #9e9f6c
  8. #979771
  9. #8f8f76
  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 #c9c9a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc53e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec956 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dac1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c845 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7cb53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4c695 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cccd4e {
  color: #cccd4e;
}
Background
.bg-cccd4e {
  background-color: #cccd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cccd4e {
  border: 2px solid #cccd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cccd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cccd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cccd4e, #8dcd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cccd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.15 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.28 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.48 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.45 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.96 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.20 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.53 #3332b1 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Straw
#cccd4e  rgb(204, 205, 78)  hsl(60, 56%, 55%)  Straw
#4f4ecd  rgb(79, 78, 205)  hsl(240, 56%, 55%)  Iris
#4ecccd  rgb(78, 204, 205)  hsl(180, 56%, 55%)  Dark Turquoise
#cd4ecc  rgb(205, 78, 204)  hsl(300, 56%, 55%)  Medium Orchid