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#CDCD3B

#cdcd3b ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdcd3b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.22% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 59.35% saturation and 51.76% 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 5.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5696

Complementary

  1. #cdcd3b
  2. #3b3bcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd3b
  2. #3b84cd
  3. #843bcd

Analogous

  1. #cd843b
  2. #cdcd3b
  3. #84cd3b

Triadic

  1. #cdcd3b
  2. #3bcdcd
  3. #cd3bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd3b
  2. #3bcd3b
  3. #3b3bcd
  4. #cd3bcd

Square

  1. #cdcd3b
  2. #3bcd84
  3. #3b3bcd
  4. #cd3b84

Monochromatic

  1. #585817
  2. #959526
  3. #cdcd3b
  4. #dddd78
  5. #ececb5

Shades

#cdcd3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd3b
  2. #b9b935
  3. #a4a42f
  4. #909029
  5. #7b7b23
  6. #67671e
  7. #525218
  8. #3e3e12
  9. #29290c
  10. #151506
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd3b
  2. #d2d24f
  3. #d7d762
  4. #dcdc76
  5. #e1e189
  6. #e6e69d
  7. #ebebb1
  8. #f0f0c4
  9. #f5f5d8
  10. #fafaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd3b
  2. #c5c542
  3. #bebe49
  4. #b6b650
  5. #aeae57
  6. #a7a75e
  7. #9f9f64
  8. #97976b
  9. #8f8f72
  10. #888879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c9a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc420 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc946 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbc0b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c82d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8cb42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c590 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd3b {
  color: #cdcd3b;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd3b {
  background-color: #cdcd3b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd3b {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 59% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd3b, #84cd3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 59 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.67 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.04 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.07 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.89 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.35 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 7.71 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.58 #3232c4 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Pear
#cdcd3b  rgb(205, 205, 59)  hsl(60, 59%, 52%)  Pear
#3b3bcd  rgb(59, 59, 205)  hsl(240, 59%, 52%)  Persian Blue
#3bcdcd  rgb(59, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 59%, 52%)  Robin Egg Blue
#cd3bcd  rgb(205, 59, 205)  hsl(300, 59%, 52%)  Medium Orchid