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#CDCF4E

#cdcf4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdcf4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 81.18% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 62.32% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 60.93°, with 57.33% saturation and 55.88% 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 12.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5815

Complementary

  1. #cdcf4e
  2. #504ecf

Split complementary

  1. #cdcf4e
  2. #4e8ccf
  3. #904ecf

Analogous

  1. #cf904e
  2. #cdcf4e
  3. #8ccf4e

Triadic

  1. #cdcf4e
  2. #4ecdcf
  3. #cf4ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcf4e
  2. #4ecf50
  3. #504ecf
  4. #cf4ecd

Square

  1. #cdcf4e
  2. #4ecf90
  3. #504ecf
  4. #cf4e8c

Monochromatic

  1. #67681c
  2. #a2a42c
  3. #cdcf4e
  4. #dedf8a
  5. #eff0c6

Shades

#cdcf4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcf4e
  2. #b9ba46
  3. #a4a63e
  4. #909137
  5. #7b7c2f
  6. #676827
  7. #52531f
  8. #3e3e17
  9. #292910
  10. #151508
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcf4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcf4e
  2. #d2d460
  3. #d7d971
  4. #dcdd83
  5. #e1e295
  6. #e6e7a7
  7. #ebecb8
  8. #f0f1ca
  9. #f5f5dc
  10. #fafaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcf4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcf4e
  2. #c5c753
  3. #bebf58
  4. #b6b75d
  5. #aeaf62
  6. #a7a867
  7. #9fa06c
  8. #979871
  9. #8f9076
  10. #88887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec73e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0cb56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbc3b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8ca45 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9cc53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5c896 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcf4e {
  color: #cdcf4e;
}
Background
.bg-cdcf4e {
  background-color: #cdcf4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcf4e {
  border: 2px solid #cdcf4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcf4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 207 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 57% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcf4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcf4e, #8ccf4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcf4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 207 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.08 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.79 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.16 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.44 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.71 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.20 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.42 #3230b1 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdcf4e  rgb(205, 207, 78)  hsl(61, 57%, 56%)  Straw
#504ecf  rgb(80, 78, 207)  hsl(241, 57%, 56%)  Iris
#4ecdcf  rgb(78, 205, 207)  hsl(181, 57%, 56%)  Dark Turquoise
#cf4ecd  rgb(207, 78, 205)  hsl(301, 57%, 56%)  Medium Orchid