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#CECD4E

#cecd4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cecd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 62.14% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 59.53°, 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 12.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.85.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5733

Complementary

  1. #cecd4e
  2. #4e4fce

Split complementary

  1. #cecd4e
  2. #4e8fce
  3. #8d4ece

Analogous

  1. #ce8d4e
  2. #cecd4e
  3. #8fce4e

Triadic

  1. #cecd4e
  2. #4ececd
  3. #cd4ece

Tetradic

  1. #cecd4e
  2. #4fce4e
  3. #4e4fce
  4. #cd4ece

Square

  1. #cecd4e
  2. #4ece8d
  3. #4e4fce
  4. #ce4e8f

Monochromatic

  1. #67661c
  2. #a3a22d
  3. #cecd4e
  4. #dfde8a
  5. #efefc6

Shades

#cecd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cecd4e
  2. #b9b946
  3. #a5a43e
  4. #909037
  5. #7c7b2f
  6. #676727
  7. #52521f
  8. #3e3e17
  9. #292910
  10. #151508
  11. #000000

Tints

#cecd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cecd4e
  2. #d3d260
  3. #d8d771
  4. #dddc83
  5. #e2e195
  6. #e7e6a7
  7. #ebebb8
  8. #f0f0ca
  9. #f5f5dc
  10. #fafaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cecd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cecd4e
  2. #c6c553
  3. #bebe58
  4. #b7b65d
  5. #afae62
  6. #a7a767
  7. #9f9f6c
  8. #979771
  9. #908f76
  10. #88887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacaa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc53e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc956 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcc1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c845 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8cb53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c695 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cecd4e {
  color: #cecd4e;
}
Background
.bg-cecd4e {
  background-color: #cecd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cecd4e {
  border: 2px solid #cecd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cecd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 57% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cecd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cecd4e, #8fce4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cecd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.85 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.43 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.92 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.03 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.63 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.89 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 8.26 #3132b1 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Straw
#cecd4e  rgb(206, 205, 78)  hsl(60, 57%, 56%)  Straw
#4e4fce  rgb(78, 79, 206)  hsl(240, 57%, 56%)  Iris
#4ececd  rgb(78, 206, 205)  hsl(180, 57%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd4ece  rgb(205, 78, 206)  hsl(300, 57%, 56%)  Medium Orchid