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#CDC45E

#cdc45e ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdc45e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 76.86% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.39% magenta, 54.15% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 55.14°, with 52.61% saturation and 58.63% 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 11.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 4.96.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5327

Complementary

  1. #cdc45e
  2. #5e67cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc45e
  2. #5e9ecd
  3. #8d5ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd8d5e
  2. #cdc45e
  3. #9ecd5e

Triadic

  1. #cdc45e
  2. #5ecdc4
  3. #c45ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc45e
  2. #67cd5e
  3. #5e67cd
  4. #c45ecd

Square

  1. #cdc45e
  2. #5ecd8d
  3. #5e67cd
  4. #cd5e9e

Monochromatic

  1. #6f6923
  2. #aaa035
  3. #cdc45e
  4. #dfd998
  5. #f1efd3

Shades

#cdc45e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc45e
  2. #b9b055
  3. #a49d4b
  4. #908942
  5. #7b7638
  6. #67622f
  7. #524e26
  8. #3e3b1c
  9. #292713
  10. #151409
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc45e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc45e
  2. #d2ca6e
  3. #d7d07e
  4. #dcd68e
  5. #e1dc9e
  6. #e6e2af
  7. #ebe7bf
  8. #f0edcf
  9. #f5f3df
  10. #faf9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc45e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc45e
  2. #c5bd61
  3. #beb665
  4. #b6b068
  5. #aea96c
  6. #a7a26f
  7. #9f9b72
  8. #979476
  9. #8f8e79
  10. #88877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c2a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3be54 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c363 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dab9ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1c058 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c461 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5bd94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc45e {
  color: #cdc45e;
}
Background
.bg-cdc45e {
  background-color: #cdc45e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc45e {
  border: 2px solid #cdc45e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc45e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 196 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 53% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc45e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc45e, #9ecd5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc45e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 196 94 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.96 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.19 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.27 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.27 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.99 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.28 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.08 #323ba1 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#cdc45e  rgb(205, 196, 94)  hsl(55, 53%, 59%)  Vegas Gold
#5e67cd  rgb(94, 103, 205)  hsl(235, 53%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#5ecdc4  rgb(94, 205, 196)  hsl(175, 53%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#c45ecd  rgb(196, 94, 205)  hsl(295, 53%, 59%)  Medium Orchid