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#CDCD38

#cdcd38 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdcd38 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80.39% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 72.68% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 59.84% saturation and 51.18% 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 12.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 5.62.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5693

Complementary

  1. #cdcd38
  2. #3838cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd38
  2. #3883cd
  3. #8338cd

Analogous

  1. #cd8338
  2. #cdcd38
  3. #83cd38

Triadic

  1. #cdcd38
  2. #38cdcd
  3. #cd38cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd38
  2. #38cd38
  3. #3838cd
  4. #cd38cd

Square

  1. #cdcd38
  2. #38cd83
  3. #3838cd
  4. #cd3883

Monochromatic

  1. #565616
  2. #939325
  3. #cdcd38
  4. #dcdc75
  5. #ececb2

Shades

#cdcd38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd38
  2. #b9b932
  3. #a4a42d
  4. #909027
  5. #7b7b22
  6. #67671c
  7. #525216
  8. #3e3e11
  9. #29290b
  10. #151506
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd38
  2. #d2d24c
  3. #d7d760
  4. #dcdc74
  5. #e1e188
  6. #e6e69c
  7. #ebebaf
  8. #f0f0c3
  9. #f5f5d7
  10. #fafaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd38
  2. #c5c53f
  3. #bebe46
  4. #b6b64e
  5. #aeae55
  6. #a7a75c
  7. #9f9f63
  8. #97976a
  9. #8f8f72
  10. #888879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c9a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec419 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc944 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcc0b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c829 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8cb3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c590 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd38 {
  color: #cdcd38;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd38 {
  background-color: #cdcd38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd38 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd38, #83cd38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 56 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.62 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.93 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.20 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.79 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.47 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.57 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.61 #3232c7 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Pear
#cdcd38  rgb(205, 205, 56)  hsl(60, 60%, 51%)  Pear
#3838cd  rgb(56, 56, 205)  hsl(240, 60%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#38cdcd  rgb(56, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 60%, 51%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cd38cd  rgb(205, 56, 205)  hsl(300, 60%, 51%)  Medium Orchid