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#CDC552

#cdc552 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdc552 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 77.25% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.9% magenta, 60% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 56.1°, with 55.16% saturation and 56.27% 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 11.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.23.

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Relative luminance0.5352

Complementary

  1. #cdc552
  2. #525acd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc552
  2. #5297cd
  3. #8752cd

Analogous

  1. #cd8752
  2. #cdc552
  3. #97cd52

Triadic

  1. #cdc552
  2. #52cdc5
  3. #c552cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc552
  2. #5acd52
  3. #525acd
  4. #c552cd

Square

  1. #cdc552
  2. #52cd87
  3. #525acd
  4. #cd5297

Monochromatic

  1. #68631e
  2. #a39c2f
  3. #cdc552
  4. #ded98d
  5. #efedc9

Shades

#cdc552 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc552
  2. #b9b14a
  3. #a49e42
  4. #908a39
  5. #7b7631
  6. #676329
  7. #524f21
  8. #3e3b19
  9. #292710
  10. #151408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc552 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc552
  2. #d2cb63
  3. #d7d175
  4. #dcd686
  5. #e1dc97
  6. #e6e2a9
  7. #ebe8ba
  8. #f0eecb
  9. #f5f3dc
  10. #faf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc552 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc552
  2. #c5be57
  3. #beb75b
  4. #b6b060
  5. #aea964
  6. #a7a369
  7. #9f9c6e
  8. #979572
  9. #8f8e77
  10. #88877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c3a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5be45 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c458 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbb9ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2c14b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c456 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6be91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc552 {
  color: #cdc552;
}
Background
.bg-cdc552 {
  background-color: #cdc552;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc552 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc552;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc552;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 197 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 55% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc552 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc552, #97cd52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc552 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 197 82 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.23 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.82 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.09 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.63 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.34 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.57 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.86 #323aad Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdc552  rgb(205, 197, 82)  hsl(56, 55%, 56%)  Straw
#525acd  rgb(82, 90, 205)  hsl(236, 55%, 56%)  Iris
#52cdc5  rgb(82, 205, 197)  hsl(176, 55%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#c552cd  rgb(197, 82, 205)  hsl(296, 55%, 56%)  Medium Orchid