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#CDCE4E

#cdce4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdce4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80.78% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.14% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 60.47°, with 56.64% saturation and 55.69% 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 12.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5767

Complementary

  1. #cdce4e
  2. #4f4ece

Split complementary

  1. #cdce4e
  2. #4e8dce
  3. #8f4ece

Analogous

  1. #ce8f4e
  2. #cdce4e
  3. #8dce4e

Triadic

  1. #cdce4e
  2. #4ecdce
  3. #ce4ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdce4e
  2. #4ece4f
  3. #4f4ece
  4. #ce4ecd

Square

  1. #cdce4e
  2. #4ece8f
  3. #4f4ece
  4. #ce4e8d

Monochromatic

  1. #66671c
  2. #a2a32d
  3. #cdce4e
  4. #dedf8a
  5. #efefc6

Shades

#cdce4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdce4e
  2. #b9b946
  3. #a4a53e
  4. #909037
  5. #7b7c2f
  6. #676727
  7. #52521f
  8. #3e3e17
  9. #292910
  10. #151508
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdce4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdce4e
  2. #d2d360
  3. #d7d871
  4. #dcdd83
  5. #e1e295
  6. #e6e7a7
  7. #ebebb8
  8. #f0f0ca
  9. #f5f5dc
  10. #fafaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdce4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdce4e
  2. #c5c653
  3. #bebe58
  4. #b6b75d
  5. #aeaf62
  6. #a7a767
  7. #9f9f6c
  8. #979771
  9. #8f9076
  10. #88887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacaa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec63e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfca56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbc2b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c945 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8cc53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5c795 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdce4e {
  color: #cdce4e;
}
Background
.bg-cdce4e {
  background-color: #cdce4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdce4e {
  border: 2px solid #cdce4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdce4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 206 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 57% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdce4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdce4e, #8dce4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdce4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 206 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.03 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.07 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.43 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.33 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.75 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.12 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.44 #3231b1 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdce4e  rgb(205, 206, 78)  hsl(60, 57%, 56%)  Straw
#4f4ece  rgb(79, 78, 206)  hsl(240, 57%, 56%)  Iris
#4ecdce  rgb(78, 205, 206)  hsl(180, 57%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#ce4ecd  rgb(206, 78, 205)  hsl(300, 57%, 56%)  Medium Orchid