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#CFCA4E

#cfca4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfca4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 79.22% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.42% magenta, 62.32% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 57.67°, 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 12.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5606

Complementary

  1. #cfca4e
  2. #4e53cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfca4e
  2. #4e94cf
  3. #894ecf

Analogous

  1. #cf894e
  2. #cfca4e
  3. #94cf4e

Triadic

  1. #cfca4e
  2. #4ecfca
  3. #ca4ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cfca4e
  2. #53cf4e
  3. #4e53cf
  4. #ca4ecf

Square

  1. #cfca4e
  2. #4ecf89
  3. #4e53cf
  4. #cf4e94

Monochromatic

  1. #68651c
  2. #a49f2c
  3. #cfca4e
  4. #dfdc8a
  5. #f0eec6

Shades

#cfca4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfca4e
  2. #bab646
  3. #a6a23e
  4. #918d37
  5. #7c792f
  6. #686527
  7. #53511f
  8. #3e3d17
  9. #292810
  10. #151408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfca4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfca4e
  2. #d4cf60
  3. #d9d571
  4. #ddda83
  5. #e2df95
  6. #e7e5a7
  7. #eceab8
  8. #f1efca
  9. #f5f4dc
  10. #fafaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfca4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfca4e
  2. #c7c353
  3. #bfbb58
  4. #b7b45d
  5. #afac62
  6. #a8a567
  7. #a09e6c
  8. #989671
  9. #908f76
  10. #88877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c7a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac33f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc855 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddbeb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c645 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7c953 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8c393 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfca4e {
  color: #cfca4e;
}
Background
.bg-cfca4e {
  background-color: #cfca4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfca4e {
  border: 2px solid #cfca4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfca4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 202 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 57% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfca4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfca4e, #94cf4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfca4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 202 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.76 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.65 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.25 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.41 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.43 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.59 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.72 #3035b1 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Straw
#cfca4e  rgb(207, 202, 78)  hsl(58, 57%, 56%)  Straw
#4e53cf  rgb(78, 83, 207)  hsl(238, 57%, 56%)  Iris
#4ecfca  rgb(78, 207, 202)  hsl(178, 57%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#ca4ecf  rgb(202, 78, 207)  hsl(298, 57%, 56%)  Medium Orchid