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#CDC65B

#cdc65b ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdc65b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 77.65% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.41% magenta, 55.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 56.32°, 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 11.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.5412

Complementary

  1. #cdc65b
  2. #5b62cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc65b
  2. #5b9bcd
  3. #8d5bcd

Analogous

  1. #cd8d5b
  2. #cdc65b
  3. #9bcd5b

Triadic

  1. #cdc65b
  2. #5bcdc6
  3. #c65bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc65b
  2. #62cd5b
  3. #5b62cd
  4. #c65bcd

Square

  1. #cdc65b
  2. #5bcd8d
  3. #5b62cd
  4. #cd5b9b

Monochromatic

  1. #6e6921
  2. #a8a133
  3. #cdc65b
  4. #dfda96
  5. #f1efd0

Shades

#cdc65b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc65b
  2. #b9b252
  3. #a49e49
  4. #908b40
  5. #7b7737
  6. #67632e
  7. #524f24
  8. #3e3b1b
  9. #292812
  10. #151409
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc65b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc65b
  2. #d2cc6b
  3. #d7d17c
  4. #dcd78c
  5. #e1dd9d
  6. #e6e3ad
  7. #ebe8bd
  8. #f0eece
  9. #f5f4de
  10. #faf9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc65b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc65b
  2. #c5bf5f
  3. #beb862
  4. #b6b166
  5. #aeaa6a
  6. #a7a36e
  7. #9f9c71
  8. #979575
  9. #8f8e79
  10. #88877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c4a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5c050 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c561 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dabaae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2c255 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c55e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5bf94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc65b {
  color: #cdc65b;
}
Background
.bg-cdc65b {
  background-color: #cdc65b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc65b {
  border: 2px solid #cdc65b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc65b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 198 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 53% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc65b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc65b, #9bcd5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc65b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 198 91 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.88 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.73 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.93 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.69 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.06 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.39 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.19 #3239a4 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdc65b  rgb(205, 198, 91)  hsl(56, 53%, 58%)  Straw
#5b62cd  rgb(91, 98, 205)  hsl(236, 53%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#5bcdc6  rgb(91, 205, 198)  hsl(176, 53%, 58%)  Medium Turquoise
#c65bcd  rgb(198, 91, 205)  hsl(296, 53%, 58%)  Medium Orchid