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#CDC96A

#cdc96a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdc96a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 78.82% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.95% magenta, 48.29% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 57.58°, with 49.75% saturation and 60.98% 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 12.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.73.

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Relative luminance0.5579

Complementary

  1. #cdc96a
  2. #6a6ecd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc96a
  2. #6a9fcd
  3. #986acd

Analogous

  1. #cd986a
  2. #cdc96a
  3. #9fcd6a

Triadic

  1. #cdc96a
  2. #6acdc9
  3. #c96acd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc96a
  2. #6ecd6a
  3. #6a6ecd
  4. #c96acd

Square

  1. #cdc96a
  2. #6acd98
  3. #6a6ecd
  4. #cd6a9f

Monochromatic

  1. #767328
  2. #b0ab3b
  3. #cdc96a
  4. #e0dea3
  5. #f3f3dd

Shades

#cdc96a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc96a
  2. #b9b55f
  3. #a4a155
  4. #908d4a
  5. #7b7940
  6. #676535
  7. #52502a
  8. #3e3c20
  9. #292815
  10. #15140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc96a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc96a
  2. #d2ce79
  3. #d7d488
  4. #dcd997
  5. #e1dfa6
  6. #e6e4b5
  7. #ebe9c3
  8. #f0efd2
  9. #f5f4e1
  10. #fafaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc96a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc96a
  2. #c5c26c
  3. #beba6e
  4. #b6b371
  5. #aeac73
  6. #a7a575
  7. #9f9d77
  8. #979679
  9. #8f8f7c
  10. #88877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c7a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c362 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c76f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9beb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3c565 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4c86d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4c39b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc96a {
  color: #cdc96a;
}
Background
.bg-cdc96a {
  background-color: #cdc96a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc96a {
  border: 2px solid #cdc96a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc96a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 201 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 50% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc96a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc96a, #9fcd6a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc96a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 201 106 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.73 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.30 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.46 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.50 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.91 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.31 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 8.28 #323695 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdc96a  rgb(205, 201, 106)  hsl(58, 50%, 61%)  Straw
#6a6ecd  rgb(106, 110, 205)  hsl(238, 50%, 61%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6acdc9  rgb(106, 205, 201)  hsl(178, 50%, 61%)  Medium Turquoise
#c96acd  rgb(201, 106, 205)  hsl(298, 50%, 61%)  Orchid