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#CDCB4E

#cdcb4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdcb4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 79.61% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 59.06°, 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 12.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.97.

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Relative luminance0.5624

Complementary

  1. #cdcb4e
  2. #4e50cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcb4e
  2. #4e8fcd
  3. #8c4ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd8c4e
  2. #cdcb4e
  3. #8fcd4e

Triadic

  1. #cdcb4e
  2. #4ecdcb
  3. #cb4ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcb4e
  2. #50cd4e
  3. #4e50cd
  4. #cb4ecd

Square

  1. #cdcb4e
  2. #4ecd8c
  3. #4e50cd
  4. #cd4e8f

Monochromatic

  1. #65641d
  2. #a19f2d
  3. #cdcb4e
  4. #dedd8a
  5. #efeec5

Shades

#cdcb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcb4e
  2. #b9b746
  3. #a4a23e
  4. #908e37
  5. #7b7a2f
  6. #676627
  7. #52511f
  8. #3e3d17
  9. #292910
  10. #151408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcb4e
  2. #d2d060
  3. #d7d571
  4. #dcdb83
  5. #e1e095
  6. #e6e5a7
  7. #ebeab8
  8. #f0efca
  9. #f5f5dc
  10. #fafaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcb4e
  2. #c5c453
  3. #bebc58
  4. #b6b55d
  5. #aead62
  6. #a7a667
  7. #9f9e6c
  8. #979771
  9. #8f8f76
  10. #88887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c8a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc33f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc856 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbbfb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c645 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c953 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5c493 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcb4e {
  color: #cdcb4e;
}
Background
.bg-cdcb4e {
  background-color: #cdcb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcb4e {
  border: 2px solid #cdcb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 203 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcb4e, #8fcd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 203 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.97 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.93 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.09 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.26 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.90 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.92 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.92 #3234b1 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdcb4e  rgb(205, 203, 78)  hsl(59, 56%, 55%)  Straw
#4e50cd  rgb(78, 80, 205)  hsl(239, 56%, 55%)  Iris
#4ecdcb  rgb(78, 205, 203)  hsl(179, 56%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#cb4ecd  rgb(203, 78, 205)  hsl(299, 56%, 55%)  Medium Orchid