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#CDC35B

#cdc35b ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdc35b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 76.47% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.88% magenta, 55.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 54.74°, with 53.27% saturation and 58.04% 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 11.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 4.73.

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Relative luminance0.5276

Complementary

  1. #cdc35b
  2. #5b65cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc35b
  2. #5b9ecd
  3. #8a5bcd

Analogous

  1. #cd8a5b
  2. #cdc35b
  3. #9ecd5b

Triadic

  1. #cdc35b
  2. #5bcdc3
  3. #c35bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc35b
  2. #65cd5b
  3. #5b65cd
  4. #c35bcd

Square

  1. #cdc35b
  2. #5bcd8a
  3. #5b65cd
  4. #cd5b9e

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6721
  2. #a89e33
  3. #cdc35b
  4. #dfd896
  5. #f1eed0

Shades

#cdc35b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc35b
  2. #b9b052
  3. #a49c49
  4. #908940
  5. #7b7537
  6. #67622e
  7. #524e24
  8. #3e3b1b
  9. #292712
  10. #151409
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc35b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc35b
  2. #d2c96b
  3. #d7cf7c
  4. #dcd58c
  5. #e1db9d
  6. #e6e1ad
  7. #ebe7bd
  8. #f0edce
  9. #f5f3de
  10. #faf9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc35b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc35b
  2. #c5bc5f
  3. #beb662
  4. #b6af66
  5. #aea86a
  6. #a7a26e
  7. #9f9b71
  8. #979475
  9. #8f8d79
  10. #88877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c1a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2bd51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c360 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbb7ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0bf55 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2c35e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5bc92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc35b {
  color: #cdc35b;
}
Background
.bg-cdc35b {
  background-color: #cdc35b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc35b {
  border: 2px solid #cdc35b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc35b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 195 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 53% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc35b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc35b, #9ecd5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc35b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 195 91 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.73 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.38 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.42 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.83 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.18 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.44 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.81 #323ca4 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#cdc35b  rgb(205, 195, 91)  hsl(55, 53%, 58%)  Vegas Gold
#5b65cd  rgb(91, 101, 205)  hsl(235, 53%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#5bcdc3  rgb(91, 205, 195)  hsl(175, 53%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#c35bcd  rgb(195, 91, 205)  hsl(295, 53%, 58%)  Medium Orchid