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#CDCD45

#cdcd45 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdcd45 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.34% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 12.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.48.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5707

Complementary

  1. #cdcd45
  2. #4545cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd45
  2. #4589cd
  3. #8945cd

Analogous

  1. #cd8945
  2. #cdcd45
  3. #89cd45

Triadic

  1. #cdcd45
  2. #45cdcd
  3. #cd45cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd45
  2. #45cd45
  3. #4545cd
  4. #cd45cd

Square

  1. #cdcd45
  2. #45cd89
  3. #4545cd
  4. #cd4589

Monochromatic

  1. #5f5f1a
  2. #9c9c2a
  3. #cdcd45
  4. #dddd81
  5. #ededbe

Shades

#cdcd45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd45
  2. #b9b93e
  3. #a4a437
  4. #909030
  5. #7b7b29
  6. #676723
  7. #52521c
  8. #3e3e15
  9. #29290e
  10. #151507
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd45
  2. #d2d258
  3. #d7d76a
  4. #dcdc7d
  5. #e1e18f
  6. #e6e6a2
  7. #ebebb5
  8. #f0f0c7
  9. #f5f5da
  10. #fafaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd45
  2. #c5c54b
  3. #bebe51
  4. #b6b657
  5. #aeae5d
  6. #a7a763
  7. #9f9f68
  8. #97976e
  9. #8f8f74
  10. #88887a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c9a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc531 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc94e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbc0b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c83a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8cb4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c693 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd45 {
  color: #cdcd45;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd45 {
  background-color: #cdcd45;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd45 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 58% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd45, #89cd45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 69 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.48 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.94 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.62 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.97 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.30 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.24 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.53 #3232ba Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdcd45  rgb(205, 205, 69)  hsl(60, 58%, 54%)  Straw
#4545cd  rgb(69, 69, 205)  hsl(240, 58%, 54%)  Ocean Blue
#45cdcd  rgb(69, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 58%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd45cd  rgb(205, 69, 205)  hsl(300, 58%, 54%)  Medium Orchid