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#CFCD4E

#cfcd4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfcd4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 80.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.97% magenta, 62.32% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 59.07°, 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 12.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5748

Complementary

  1. #cfcd4e
  2. #4e50cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfcd4e
  2. #4e90cf
  3. #8c4ecf

Analogous

  1. #cf8c4e
  2. #cfcd4e
  3. #90cf4e

Triadic

  1. #cfcd4e
  2. #4ecfcd
  3. #cd4ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cfcd4e
  2. #50cf4e
  3. #4e50cf
  4. #cd4ecf

Square

  1. #cfcd4e
  2. #4ecf8c
  3. #4e50cf
  4. #cf4e90

Monochromatic

  1. #68671c
  2. #a4a22c
  3. #cfcd4e
  4. #dfde8a
  5. #f0efc6

Shades

#cfcd4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfcd4e
  2. #bab946
  3. #a6a43e
  4. #919037
  5. #7c7b2f
  6. #686727
  7. #53521f
  8. #3e3e17
  9. #292910
  10. #151508
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfcd4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfcd4e
  2. #d4d260
  3. #d9d771
  4. #dddc83
  5. #e2e195
  6. #e7e6a7
  7. #ecebb8
  8. #f1f0ca
  9. #f5f5dc
  10. #fafaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfcd4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfcd4e
  2. #c7c553
  3. #bfbe58
  4. #b7b65d
  5. #afae62
  6. #a8a767
  7. #a09f6c
  8. #989771
  9. #908f76
  10. #88887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcaa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc53e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfca56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddc1b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c845 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9cb53 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8c695 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfcd4e {
  color: #cfcd4e;
}
Background
.bg-cfcd4e {
  background-color: #cfcd4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfcd4e {
  border: 2px solid #cfcd4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfcd4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 205 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 57% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfcd4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfcd4e, #90cf4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfcd4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 205 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.71 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.52 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.83 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.15 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.47 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.74 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 8.10 #3032b1 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Straw
#cfcd4e  rgb(207, 205, 78)  hsl(59, 57%, 56%)  Straw
#4e50cf  rgb(78, 80, 207)  hsl(239, 57%, 56%)  Iris
#4ecfcd  rgb(78, 207, 205)  hsl(179, 57%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd4ecf  rgb(205, 78, 207)  hsl(299, 57%, 56%)  Medium Orchid