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#CDC94C

#cdc94c ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc94c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 78.82% green and 29.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.95% magenta, 62.93% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 58.14°, with 56.33% saturation and 55.1% 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.13.

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Relative luminance0.5527

Complementary

  1. #cdc94c
  2. #4c50cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc94c
  2. #4c91cd
  3. #894ccd

Analogous

  1. #cd894c
  2. #cdc94c
  3. #91cd4c

Triadic

  1. #cdc94c
  2. #4ccdc9
  3. #c94ccd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc94c
  2. #50cd4c
  3. #4c50cd
  4. #c94ccd

Square

  1. #cdc94c
  2. #4ccd89
  3. #4c50cd
  4. #cd4c91

Monochromatic

  1. #64621c
  2. #a09c2d
  3. #cdc94c
  4. #dedb88
  5. #eeedc4

Shades

#cdc94c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc94c
  2. #b9b544
  3. #a4a13d
  4. #908d35
  5. #7b792e
  6. #676526
  7. #52501e
  8. #3e3c17
  9. #29280f
  10. #151408
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc94c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc94c
  2. #d2ce5e
  3. #d7d470
  4. #dcd982
  5. #e1df94
  6. #e6e4a6
  7. #ebe9b7
  8. #f0efc9
  9. #f5f4db
  10. #fafaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc94c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc94c
  2. #c5c251
  3. #beba56
  4. #b6b35c
  5. #aeac61
  6. #a7a566
  7. #9f9d6b
  8. #979670
  9. #8f8f76
  10. #88877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c6a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c13c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc654 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbbdaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c543 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6c751 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c292 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc94c {
  color: #cdc94c;
}
Background
.bg-cdc94c {
  background-color: #cdc94c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc94c {
  border: 2px solid #cdc94c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc94c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 201 76;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc94c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc94c, #91cd4c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc94c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 201 76 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.13 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.83 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.28 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.38 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 7.44 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.88 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.89 #3236b3 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdc94c  rgb(205, 201, 76)  hsl(58, 56%, 55%)  Straw
#4c50cd  rgb(76, 80, 205)  hsl(238, 56%, 55%)  Iris
#4ccdc9  rgb(76, 205, 201)  hsl(178, 56%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#c94ccd  rgb(201, 76, 205)  hsl(298, 56%, 55%)  Medium Orchid