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#CDCF66

#cdcf66 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdcf66 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 81.18% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 50.72% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 61.14°, with 52.24% saturation and 60.59% 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 12.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5856

Complementary

  1. #cdcf66
  2. #6866cf

Split complementary

  1. #cdcf66
  2. #6699cf
  3. #9c66cf

Analogous

  1. #cf9c66
  2. #cdcf66
  3. #99cf66

Triadic

  1. #cdcf66
  2. #66cdcf
  3. #cf66cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcf66
  2. #66cf68
  3. #6866cf
  4. #cf66cd

Square

  1. #cdcf66
  2. #66cf9c
  3. #6866cf
  4. #cf6699

Monochromatic

  1. #757725
  2. #afb138
  3. #cdcf66
  4. #e0e1a0
  5. #f3f4da

Shades

#cdcf66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcf66
  2. #b9ba5c
  3. #a4a652
  4. #909147
  5. #7b7c3d
  6. #676833
  7. #525329
  8. #3e3e1f
  9. #292914
  10. #15150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcf66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcf66
  2. #d2d475
  3. #d7d985
  4. #dcdd94
  5. #e1e2a3
  6. #e6e7b3
  7. #ebecc2
  8. #f0f1d1
  9. #f5f5e0
  10. #fafaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcf66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcf66
  2. #c5c769
  3. #bebf6b
  4. #b6b76e
  5. #aeaf70
  6. #a7a873
  7. #9fa076
  8. #979878
  9. #8f907b
  10. #88887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbccaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc75c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #decb6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9c4b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7ca60 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7cd69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4c99d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcf66 {
  color: #cdcf66;
}
Background
.bg-cdcf66 {
  background-color: #cdcf66;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcf66 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcf66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcf66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 207 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 52% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcf66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcf66, #99cf66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcf66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 207 102 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.48 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.19 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.00 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.04 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.19 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.49 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.78 #323099 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdcf66  rgb(205, 207, 102)  hsl(61, 52%, 61%)  Straw
#6866cf  rgb(104, 102, 207)  hsl(241, 52%, 61%)  Slate Blue
#66cdcf  rgb(102, 205, 207)  hsl(181, 52%, 61%)  Medium Turquoise
#cf66cd  rgb(207, 102, 205)  hsl(301, 52%, 61%)  Orchid