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#CAD659

#cad659 ≈ June Bud

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cad659 is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 83.92% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.61% cyan, 0% magenta, 58.41% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 65.76°, with 60.39% saturation and 59.41% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is June Bud (#bdda57), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.6137

Complementary

  1. #cad659
  2. #6559d6

Split complementary

  1. #cad659
  2. #598bd6
  3. #a359d6

Analogous

  1. #d6a359
  2. #cad659
  3. #8bd659

Triadic

  1. #cad659
  2. #59cad6
  3. #d659ca

Tetradic

  1. #cad659
  2. #59d665
  3. #6559d6
  4. #d659ca

Square

  1. #cad659
  2. #59d6a3
  3. #6559d6
  4. #d6598b

Monochromatic

  1. #70781e
  2. #a9b62d
  3. #cad659
  4. #dee596
  5. #f1f4d4

Shades

#cad659 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cad659
  2. #b6c150
  3. #a2ab47
  4. #8d963e
  5. #798035
  6. #656b2d
  7. #515624
  8. #3d401b
  9. #282b12
  10. #141509
  11. #000000

Tints

#cad659 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cad659
  2. #cfda6a
  3. #d5de7a
  4. #dae28b
  5. #dfe69b
  6. #e5ebac
  7. #eaefbd
  8. #eff3cd
  9. #f4f7de
  10. #fafbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cad659 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cad659
  2. #c3cd5d
  3. #bbc561
  4. #b4bc65
  5. #acb469
  6. #a5ab6d
  7. #9ea270
  8. #969a74
  9. #8f9178
  10. #87897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccd1ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cc4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cf61 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6cbbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dad051 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dad25e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1cf9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cad659 {
  color: #cad659;
}
Background
.bg-cad659 {
  background-color: #cad659;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cad659 {
  border: 2px solid #cad659;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cad659;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 214 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 66 60% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cad659 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cad659, #8bd659);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cad659 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 214 89 / 0.35);
}

#bdda57 June Bud ΔE 3.51 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.04 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.08 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 8.22 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.32 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 8.84 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 9.04 #3529a6 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

June Bud
#cad659  rgb(202, 214, 89)  hsl(66, 60%, 59%)  June Bud
#6559d6  rgb(101, 89, 214)  hsl(246, 60%, 59%)  Slate Blue
#59cad6  rgb(89, 202, 214)  hsl(186, 60%, 59%)  Dark Turquoise
#d659ca  rgb(214, 89, 202)  hsl(306, 60%, 59%)  Orchid