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#CDC745

#cdc745 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc745 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 78.04% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.93% magenta, 66.34% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 57.35°, with 57.63% saturation and 53.73% 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 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.62.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5426

Complementary

  1. #cdc745
  2. #454bcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc745
  2. #458fcd
  3. #8345cd

Analogous

  1. #cd8345
  2. #cdc745
  3. #8fcd45

Triadic

  1. #cdc745
  2. #45cdc7
  3. #c745cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc745
  2. #4bcd45
  3. #454bcd
  4. #c745cd

Square

  1. #cdc745
  2. #45cd83
  3. #454bcd
  4. #cd458f

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5c1a
  2. #9c972a
  3. #cdc745
  4. #ddd981
  5. #edebbe

Shades

#cdc745 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc745
  2. #b9b33e
  3. #a49f37
  4. #908b30
  5. #7b7729
  6. #676423
  7. #52501c
  8. #3e3c15
  9. #29280e
  10. #151407
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc745 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc745
  2. #d2cd58
  3. #d7d26a
  4. #dcd87d
  5. #e1dd8f
  6. #e6e3a2
  7. #ebe9b5
  8. #f0eec7
  9. #f5f4da
  10. #faf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc745 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc745
  2. #c5c04b
  3. #beb951
  4. #b6b257
  5. #aeab5d
  6. #a7a463
  7. #9f9c68
  8. #97956e
  9. #8f8e74
  10. #88877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c4a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c033 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac54d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbbaad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c33b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5c64a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6bf8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc745 {
  color: #cdc745;
}
Background
.bg-cdc745 {
  background-color: #cdc745;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc745 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc745;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc745;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 199 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 58% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc745 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc745, #8fcd45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc745 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 199 69 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.62 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.26 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.61 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.16 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.78 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.83 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.14 #3238ba Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdc745  rgb(205, 199, 69)  hsl(57, 58%, 54%)  Straw
#454bcd  rgb(69, 75, 205)  hsl(237, 58%, 54%)  Iris
#45cdc7  rgb(69, 205, 199)  hsl(177, 58%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#c745cd  rgb(199, 69, 205)  hsl(297, 58%, 54%)  Medium Orchid