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#CDCD4E

#cdcd4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdcd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 12.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5719

Complementary

  1. #cdcd4e
  2. #4e4ecd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd4e
  2. #4e8dcd
  3. #8d4ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd8d4e
  2. #cdcd4e
  3. #8dcd4e

Triadic

  1. #cdcd4e
  2. #4ecdcd
  3. #cd4ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd4e
  2. #4ecd4e
  3. #4e4ecd
  4. #cd4ecd

Square

  1. #cdcd4e
  2. #4ecd8d
  3. #4e4ecd
  4. #cd4e8d

Monochromatic

  1. #65651d
  2. #a1a12d
  3. #cdcd4e
  4. #dede8a
  5. #efefc5

Shades

#cdcd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd4e
  2. #b9b946
  3. #a4a43e
  4. #909037
  5. #7b7b2f
  6. #676727
  7. #52521f
  8. #3e3e17
  9. #292910
  10. #151508
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd4e
  2. #d2d260
  3. #d7d771
  4. #dcdc83
  5. #e1e195
  6. #e6e6a7
  7. #ebebb8
  8. #f0f0ca
  9. #f5f5dc
  10. #fafaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd4e
  2. #c5c553
  3. #bebe58
  4. #b6b65d
  5. #aeae62
  6. #a7a767
  7. #9f9f6c
  8. #979771
  9. #8f8f76
  10. #88887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacaa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc53e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec956 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbc1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c845 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8cb53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5c695 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd4e {
  color: #cdcd4e;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd4e {
  background-color: #cdcd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd4e {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd4e, #8dcd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.99 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.35 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.70 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.24 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.79 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.04 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 8.43 #3232b1 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdcd4e  rgb(205, 205, 78)  hsl(60, 56%, 55%)  Straw
#4e4ecd  rgb(78, 78, 205)  hsl(240, 56%, 55%)  Iris
#4ecdcd  rgb(78, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 56%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd4ecd  rgb(205, 78, 205)  hsl(300, 56%, 55%)  Medium Orchid