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#CDC251

#cdc251 ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdc251 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 76.08% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.37% magenta, 60.49% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 54.68°, with 55.36% saturation and 56.08% 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 11.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.5216

Complementary

  1. #cdc251
  2. #515ccd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc251
  2. #519acd
  3. #8451cd

Analogous

  1. #cd8451
  2. #cdc251
  3. #9acd51

Triadic

  1. #cdc251
  2. #51cdc2
  3. #c251cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc251
  2. #5ccd51
  3. #515ccd
  4. #c251cd

Square

  1. #cdc251
  2. #51cd84
  3. #515ccd
  4. #cd519a

Monochromatic

  1. #67611e
  2. #a3982f
  3. #cdc251
  4. #ded78c
  5. #efecc8

Shades

#cdc251 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc251
  2. #b9af49
  3. #a49b41
  4. #908839
  5. #7b7431
  6. #676129
  7. #524e20
  8. #3e3a18
  9. #292710
  10. #151308
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc251 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc251
  2. #d2c862
  3. #d7ce74
  4. #dcd485
  5. #e1da97
  6. #e6e1a8
  7. #ebe7b9
  8. #f0edcb
  9. #f5f3dc
  10. #faf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc251 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc251
  2. #c5bb56
  3. #beb55a
  4. #b6ae5f
  5. #aea864
  6. #a7a169
  7. #9f9a6d
  8. #979472
  9. #8f8d77
  10. #88877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c09f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2bc44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c257 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbb6aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0be4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2c255 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6bb8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc251 {
  color: #cdc251;
}
Background
.bg-cdc251 {
  background-color: #cdc251;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc251 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc251;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc251;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 194 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc251 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc251, #9acd51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc251 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 194 81 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.92 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.12 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.74 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.30 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.42 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.63 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.76 #323dae Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#cdc251  rgb(205, 194, 81)  hsl(55, 55%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#515ccd  rgb(81, 92, 205)  hsl(235, 55%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#51cdc2  rgb(81, 205, 194)  hsl(175, 55%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#c251cd  rgb(194, 81, 205)  hsl(295, 55%, 56%)  Medium Orchid