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#CDCC4E

#cdcc4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdcc4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 59.53°, 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 12.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5671

Complementary

  1. #cdcc4e
  2. #4e4fcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcc4e
  2. #4e8ecd
  3. #8d4ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd8d4e
  2. #cdcc4e
  3. #8ecd4e

Triadic

  1. #cdcc4e
  2. #4ecdcc
  3. #cc4ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcc4e
  2. #4fcd4e
  3. #4e4fcd
  4. #cc4ecd

Square

  1. #cdcc4e
  2. #4ecd8d
  3. #4e4fcd
  4. #cd4e8e

Monochromatic

  1. #65651d
  2. #a1a02d
  3. #cdcc4e
  4. #dedd8a
  5. #efeec5

Shades

#cdcc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcc4e
  2. #b9b846
  3. #a4a33e
  4. #908f37
  5. #7b7a2f
  6. #676627
  7. #52521f
  8. #3e3d17
  9. #292910
  10. #151408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcc4e
  2. #d2d160
  3. #d7d671
  4. #dcdb83
  5. #e1e095
  6. #e6e6a7
  7. #ebebb8
  8. #f0f0ca
  9. #f5f5dc
  10. #fafaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcc4e
  2. #c5c453
  3. #bebd58
  4. #b6b55d
  5. #aeae62
  6. #a7a667
  7. #9f9e6c
  8. #979771
  9. #8f8f76
  10. #88887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c9a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc43e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc856 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbc0b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c745 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7ca53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5c594 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcc4e {
  color: #cdcc4e;
}
Background
.bg-cdcc4e {
  background-color: #cdcc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcc4e {
  border: 2px solid #cdcc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 204 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcc4e, #8ecd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 204 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.97 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.64 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.98 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.16 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.85 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.97 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.20 #3233b1 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdcc4e  rgb(205, 204, 78)  hsl(60, 56%, 55%)  Straw
#4e4fcd  rgb(78, 79, 205)  hsl(240, 56%, 55%)  Iris
#4ecdcc  rgb(78, 205, 204)  hsl(180, 56%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#cc4ecd  rgb(204, 78, 205)  hsl(300, 56%, 55%)  Medium Orchid