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#CDCA45

#cdca45 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdca45 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 79.22% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.46% magenta, 66.34% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 58.68°, 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 12.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.47.

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Relative luminance0.5565

Complementary

  1. #cdca45
  2. #4548cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdca45
  2. #458ccd
  3. #8645cd

Analogous

  1. #cd8645
  2. #cdca45
  3. #8ccd45

Triadic

  1. #cdca45
  2. #45cdca
  3. #ca45cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdca45
  2. #48cd45
  3. #4548cd
  4. #ca45cd

Square

  1. #cdca45
  2. #45cd86
  3. #4548cd
  4. #cd458c

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5e1a
  2. #9c992a
  3. #cdca45
  4. #dddb81
  5. #edecbe

Shades

#cdca45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdca45
  2. #b9b63e
  3. #a4a237
  4. #908d30
  5. #7b7929
  6. #676523
  7. #52511c
  8. #3e3d15
  9. #29280e
  10. #151407
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdca45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdca45
  2. #d2cf58
  3. #d7d56a
  4. #dcda7d
  5. #e1df8f
  6. #e6e5a2
  7. #ebeab5
  8. #f0efc7
  9. #f5f4da
  10. #fafaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdca45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdca45
  2. #c5c34b
  3. #bebb51
  4. #b6b457
  5. #aeac5d
  6. #a7a563
  7. #9f9e68
  8. #97966e
  9. #8f8f74
  10. #88877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c7a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac232 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc74e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbbdaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c53a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6c84a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c391 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdca45 {
  color: #cdca45;
}
Background
.bg-cdca45 {
  background-color: #cdca45;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdca45 {
  border: 2px solid #cdca45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdca45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 202 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 58% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdca45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdca45, #8ccd45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdca45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 202 69 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.47 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.37 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.84 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.51 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.58 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.77 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.03 #3235ba Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdca45  rgb(205, 202, 69)  hsl(59, 58%, 54%)  Straw
#4548cd  rgb(69, 72, 205)  hsl(239, 58%, 54%)  Iris
#45cdca  rgb(69, 205, 202)  hsl(179, 58%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#ca45cd  rgb(202, 69, 205)  hsl(299, 58%, 54%)  Medium Orchid