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#C8CE75

#c8ce75 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c8ce75 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 80.78% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.91% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.2% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 64.04°, with 47.59% saturation and 63.33% 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 6.24.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5771

Complementary

  1. #c8ce75
  2. #7b75ce

Split complementary

  1. #c8ce75
  2. #759bce
  3. #a775ce

Analogous

  1. #cea775
  2. #c8ce75
  3. #9bce75

Triadic

  1. #c8ce75
  2. #75c8ce
  3. #ce75c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ce75
  2. #75ce7b
  3. #7b75ce
  4. #ce75c8

Square

  1. #c8ce75
  2. #75cea7
  3. #7b75ce
  4. #ce759b

Monochromatic

  1. #787d2d
  2. #aeb641
  3. #c8ce75
  4. #dee2ad
  5. #f5f6e6

Shades

#c8ce75 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ce75
  2. #b4b969
  3. #a0a55e
  4. #8c9052
  5. #787c46
  6. #64673b
  7. #50522f
  8. #3c3e23
  9. #282917
  10. #14150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ce75 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ce75
  2. #ced383
  3. #d3d891
  4. #d9dd9e
  5. #dee2ac
  6. #e4e7ba
  7. #e9ebc8
  8. #eff0d6
  9. #f4f5e3
  10. #fafaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ce75 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ce75
  2. #c1c676
  3. #babe77
  4. #b2b778
  5. #abaf79
  6. #a4a77b
  7. #9d9f7c
  8. #96977d
  9. #8e907e
  10. #87887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8caad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac76e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac979 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2c5b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3ca71 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3cb78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cec8a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ce75 {
  color: #c8ce75;
}
Background
.bg-c8ce75 {
  background-color: #c8ce75;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ce75 {
  border: 2px solid #c8ce75;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ce75;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 206 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 48% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ce75 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ce75, #9bce75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ce75 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 206 117 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.24 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.38 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.68 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.56 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.84 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 8.37 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 9.00 #37318a Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Straw
#c8ce75  rgb(200, 206, 117)  hsl(64, 48%, 63%)  Straw
#7b75ce  rgb(123, 117, 206)  hsl(244, 48%, 63%)  Medium Purple
#75c8ce  rgb(117, 200, 206)  hsl(184, 48%, 63%)  Medium Turquoise
#ce75c8  rgb(206, 117, 200)  hsl(304, 48%, 63%)  Orchid