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#CDCC3F

#cdcc3f ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdcc3f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80% green and 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 69.27% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 59.58°, with 58.68% saturation and 52.55% 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 12.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.8.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5652

Complementary

  1. #cdcc3f
  2. #3f40cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcc3f
  2. #3f87cd
  3. #853fcd

Analogous

  1. #cd853f
  2. #cdcc3f
  3. #87cd3f

Triadic

  1. #cdcc3f
  2. #3fcdcc
  3. #cc3fcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcc3f
  2. #40cd3f
  3. #3f40cd
  4. #cc3fcd

Square

  1. #cdcc3f
  2. #3fcd85
  3. #3f40cd
  4. #cd3f87

Monochromatic

  1. #5b5b18
  2. #989728
  3. #cdcc3f
  4. #dddc7c
  5. #edecb8

Shades

#cdcc3f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcc3f
  2. #b9b839
  3. #a4a332
  4. #908f2c
  5. #7b7a26
  6. #676620
  7. #525219
  8. #3e3d13
  9. #29290d
  10. #151406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcc3f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcc3f
  2. #d2d152
  3. #d7d665
  4. #dcdb79
  5. #e1e08c
  6. #e6e69f
  7. #ebebb2
  8. #f0f0c5
  9. #f5f5d9
  10. #fafaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcc3f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcc3f
  2. #c5c446
  3. #bebd4c
  4. #b6b553
  5. #aeae59
  6. #a7a660
  7. #9f9e66
  8. #97976d
  9. #8f8f73
  10. #88887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c8a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc428 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec849 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbbfb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c732 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8ca45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c491 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcc3f {
  color: #cdcc3f;
}
Background
.bg-cdcc3f {
  background-color: #cdcc3f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcc3f {
  border: 2px solid #cdcc3f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcc3f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 204 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 59% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcc3f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcc3f, #87cd3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcc3f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 204 63 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.80 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.06 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.17 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.09 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.44 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.03 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.24 #3233c0 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdcc3f  rgb(205, 204, 63)  hsl(60, 59%, 53%)  Straw
#3f40cd  rgb(63, 64, 205)  hsl(240, 59%, 53%)  Ocean Blue
#3fcdcc  rgb(63, 205, 204)  hsl(180, 59%, 53%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cc3fcd  rgb(204, 63, 205)  hsl(300, 59%, 53%)  Medium Orchid