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#CDCA64

#cdca64 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdca64 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 79.22% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.46% magenta, 51.22% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 58.29°, with 51.22% saturation and 59.8% 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 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.48.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5614

Complementary

  1. #cdca64
  2. #6467cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdca64
  2. #649bcd
  3. #9564cd

Analogous

  1. #cd9564
  2. #cdca64
  3. #9bcd64

Triadic

  1. #cdca64
  2. #64cdca
  3. #ca64cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdca64
  2. #67cd64
  3. #6467cd
  4. #ca64cd

Square

  1. #cdca64
  2. #64cd95
  3. #6467cd
  4. #cd649b

Monochromatic

  1. #737125
  2. #ada938
  3. #cdca64
  4. #e0de9e
  5. #f2f2d8

Shades

#cdca64 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdca64
  2. #b9b65a
  3. #a4a250
  4. #908d46
  5. #7b793c
  6. #676532
  7. #525128
  8. #3e3d1e
  9. #292814
  10. #15140a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdca64 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdca64
  2. #d2cf74
  3. #d7d583
  4. #dcda93
  5. #e1dfa2
  6. #e6e5b2
  7. #ebeac1
  8. #f0efd1
  9. #f5f4e0
  10. #fafaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdca64 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdca64
  2. #c5c367
  3. #bebb6a
  4. #b6b46c
  5. #aeac6f
  6. #a7a572
  7. #9f9e75
  8. #979678
  9. #8f8f7a
  10. #88877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c7a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8c35a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac769 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dabfb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c65e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c867 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5c39a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdca64 {
  color: #cdca64;
}
Background
.bg-cdca64 {
  background-color: #cdca64;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdca64 {
  border: 2px solid #cdca64;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdca64;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 202 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 51% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdca64 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdca64, #9bcd64);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdca64 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 202 100 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.48 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.02 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.71 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.83 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.13 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.42 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.69 #32359b Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdca64  rgb(205, 202, 100)  hsl(58, 51%, 60%)  Straw
#6467cd  rgb(100, 103, 205)  hsl(238, 51%, 60%)  Slate Blue
#64cdca  rgb(100, 205, 202)  hsl(178, 51%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise
#ca64cd  rgb(202, 100, 205)  hsl(298, 51%, 60%)  Orchid