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#CED174

#ced174 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ced174 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 81.96% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.44% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.5% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 61.94°, with 50.27% saturation and 63.73% 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 13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.5998

Complementary

  1. #ced174
  2. #7774d1

Split complementary

  1. #ced174
  2. #74a0d1
  3. #a674d1

Analogous

  1. #d1a674
  2. #ced174
  3. #a0d174

Triadic

  1. #ced174
  2. #74ced1
  3. #d174ce

Tetradic

  1. #ced174
  2. #74d177
  3. #7774d1
  4. #d174ce

Square

  1. #ced174
  2. #74d1a6
  3. #7774d1
  4. #d174a0

Monochromatic

  1. #7e812b
  2. #b7bb3e
  3. #ced174
  4. #e2e4ad
  5. #f7f7e7

Shades

#ced174 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ced174
  2. #b9bc68
  3. #a5a75d
  4. #909251
  5. #7c7d46
  6. #67693a
  7. #52542e
  8. #3e3f23
  9. #292a17
  10. #15150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ced174 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ced174
  2. #d3d682
  3. #d8da90
  4. #dddf9e
  5. #e2e3ac
  6. #e7e8ba
  7. #ebedc7
  8. #f0f1d5
  9. #f5f6e3
  10. #fafaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ced174 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ced174
  2. #c6c975
  3. #bec176
  4. #b7b978
  5. #afb179
  6. #a7a97a
  7. #9fa07b
  8. #97987c
  9. #90907e
  10. #88887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccceaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #deca6c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfcd78 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9c7bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8cd6f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8cf77 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5cba3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ced174 {
  color: #ced174;
}
Background
.bg-ced174 {
  background-color: #ced174;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ced174 {
  border: 2px solid #ced174;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ced174;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 209 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 50% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ced174 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ced174, #a0d174);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ced174 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 209 116 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.91 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.42 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.66 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.70 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.94 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.23 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.52 #312e8b Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Straw
#ced174  rgb(206, 209, 116)  hsl(62, 50%, 64%)  Straw
#7774d1  rgb(119, 116, 209)  hsl(242, 50%, 64%)  Medium Slate Blue
#74ced1  rgb(116, 206, 209)  hsl(182, 50%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise
#d174ce  rgb(209, 116, 206)  hsl(302, 50%, 64%)  Orchid