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#CDC262

#cdc262 ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdc262 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 76.08% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.37% magenta, 52.2% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 53.83°, with 51.69% saturation and 59.41% 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 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.5244

Complementary

  1. #cdc262
  2. #626dcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc262
  2. #62a2cd
  3. #8c62cd

Analogous

  1. #cd8c62
  2. #cdc262
  3. #a2cd62

Triadic

  1. #cdc262
  2. #62cdc2
  3. #c262cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc262
  2. #6dcd62
  3. #626dcd
  4. #c262cd

Square

  1. #cdc262
  2. #62cd8c
  3. #626dcd
  4. #cd62a2

Monochromatic

  1. #726a24
  2. #aca037
  3. #cdc262
  4. #dfd99c
  5. #f2efd6

Shades

#cdc262 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc262
  2. #b9af58
  3. #a49b4e
  4. #908845
  5. #7b743b
  6. #676131
  7. #524e27
  8. #3e3a1d
  9. #292714
  10. #15130a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc262 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc262
  2. #d2c872
  3. #d7ce81
  4. #dcd491
  5. #e1daa1
  6. #e6e1b1
  7. #ebe7c0
  8. #f0edd0
  9. #f5f3e0
  10. #faf9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc262 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc262
  2. #c5bb65
  3. #beb568
  4. #b6ae6b
  5. #aea86e
  6. #a7a171
  7. #9f9a74
  8. #979477
  9. #8f8d7a
  10. #88877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c1a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1bd59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4c267 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dab7ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfbf5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1c265 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5bb94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc262 {
  color: #cdc262;
}
Background
.bg-cdc262 {
  background-color: #cdc262;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc262 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc262;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc262;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 194 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 52% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc262 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc262, #a2cd62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc262 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 194 98 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.19 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.58 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.65 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.04 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.98 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.23 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.65 #323d9d Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#cdc262  rgb(205, 194, 98)  hsl(54, 52%, 59%)  Vegas Gold
#626dcd  rgb(98, 109, 205)  hsl(234, 52%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#62cdc2  rgb(98, 205, 194)  hsl(174, 52%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#c262cd  rgb(194, 98, 205)  hsl(294, 52%, 59%)  Medium Orchid