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#CDC548

#cdc548 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc548 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 77.25% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.9% magenta, 64.88% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 56.39°, with 57.08% saturation and 54.31% 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 11.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.65.

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Relative luminance0.5338

Complementary

  1. #cdc548
  2. #4850cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc548
  2. #4892cd
  3. #8248cd

Analogous

  1. #cd8248
  2. #cdc548
  3. #92cd48

Triadic

  1. #cdc548
  2. #48cdc5
  3. #c548cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc548
  2. #50cd48
  3. #4850cd
  4. #c548cd

Square

  1. #cdc548
  2. #48cd82
  3. #4850cd
  4. #cd4892

Monochromatic

  1. #615d1b
  2. #9d972b
  3. #cdc548
  4. #ddd884
  5. #eeebc0

Shades

#cdc548 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc548
  2. #b9b141
  3. #a49e3a
  4. #908a32
  5. #7b762b
  6. #676324
  7. #524f1d
  8. #3e3b16
  9. #29270e
  10. #151407
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc548 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc548
  2. #d2cb5a
  3. #d7d16d
  4. #dcd67f
  5. #e1dc91
  6. #e6e2a4
  7. #ebe8b6
  8. #f0eec8
  9. #f5f3da
  10. #faf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc548 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc548
  2. #c5be4e
  3. #beb753
  4. #b6b059
  5. #aea95e
  6. #a7a364
  7. #9f9c6a
  8. #97956f
  9. #8f8e75
  10. #88877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c39f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5be38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c450 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcb8ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2c13f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c44d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6be8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc548 {
  color: #cdc548;
}
Background
.bg-cdc548 {
  background-color: #cdc548;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc548 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc548;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc548;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 197 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 57% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc548 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc548, #92cd48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc548 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 197 72 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.65 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.96 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.40 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.49 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.57 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.18 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.26 #323ab7 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdc548  rgb(205, 197, 72)  hsl(56, 57%, 54%)  Straw
#4850cd  rgb(72, 80, 205)  hsl(236, 57%, 54%)  Iris
#48cdc5  rgb(72, 205, 197)  hsl(176, 57%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#c548cd  rgb(197, 72, 205)  hsl(296, 57%, 54%)  Medium Orchid