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#CDCD2E

#cdcd2e ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdcd2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80.39% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 77.56% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 63.35% saturation and 49.22% 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 12.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.54.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5684

Complementary

  1. #cdcd2e
  2. #2e2ecd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd2e
  2. #2e7ecd
  3. #7e2ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd7e2e
  2. #cdcd2e
  3. #7ecd2e

Triadic

  1. #cdcd2e
  2. #2ecdcd
  3. #cd2ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd2e
  2. #2ecd2e
  3. #2e2ecd
  4. #cd2ecd

Square

  1. #cdcd2e
  2. #2ecd7e
  3. #2e2ecd
  4. #cd2e7e

Monochromatic

  1. #505012
  2. #8f8f20
  3. #cdcd2e
  4. #dede6a
  5. #ececa8

Shades

#cdcd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd2e
  2. #b9b929
  3. #a4a425
  4. #909020
  5. #7b7b1c
  6. #676717
  7. #525212
  8. #3e3e0e
  9. #292909
  10. #151505
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd2e
  2. #d2d243
  3. #d7d758
  4. #dcdc6d
  5. #e1e182
  6. #e6e697
  7. #ebebab
  8. #f0f0c0
  9. #f5f5d5
  10. #fafaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd2e
  2. #c5c536
  3. #bebe3e
  4. #b6b647
  5. #aeae4f
  6. #a7a757
  7. #9f9f5f
  8. #979767
  9. #8f8f70
  10. #888878
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c9a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c93c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcc0b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c818 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8cb37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c58e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd2e {
  color: #cdcd2e;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd2e {
  background-color: #cdcd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd2e {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 63% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd2e, #7ecd2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 46 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.54 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.56 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.55 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.72 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.20 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.88 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.74 #3232d1 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Pear
#cdcd2e  rgb(205, 205, 46)  hsl(60, 63%, 49%)  Pear
#2e2ecd  rgb(46, 46, 205)  hsl(240, 63%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#2ecdcd  rgb(46, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 63%, 49%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cd2ecd  rgb(205, 46, 205)  hsl(300, 63%, 49%)  Medium Orchid