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#CDCD49

#cdcd49 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdcd49 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 64.39% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 56.9% saturation and 54.51% 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 12.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5712

Complementary

  1. #cdcd49
  2. #4949cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd49
  2. #498bcd
  3. #8b49cd

Analogous

  1. #cd8b49
  2. #cdcd49
  3. #8bcd49

Triadic

  1. #cdcd49
  2. #49cdcd
  3. #cd49cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd49
  2. #49cd49
  3. #4949cd
  4. #cd49cd

Square

  1. #cdcd49
  2. #49cd8b
  3. #4949cd
  4. #cd498b

Monochromatic

  1. #62621b
  2. #9e9e2b
  3. #cdcd49
  4. #dddd85
  5. #eeeec1

Shades

#cdcd49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd49
  2. #b9b942
  3. #a4a43a
  4. #909033
  5. #7b7b2c
  6. #676725
  7. #52521d
  8. #3e3e16
  9. #29290f
  10. #151507
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd49
  2. #d2d25b
  3. #d7d76d
  4. #dcdc80
  5. #e1e192
  6. #e6e6a4
  7. #ebebb6
  8. #f0f0c8
  9. #f5f5db
  10. #fafaed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd49
  2. #c5c54f
  3. #bebe54
  4. #b6b65a
  5. #aeae5f
  6. #a7a765
  7. #9f9f6a
  8. #979770
  9. #8f8f75
  10. #88887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c9a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc537 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc952 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbc1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7c83f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8cb4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5c693 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd49 {
  color: #cdcd49;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd49 {
  background-color: #cdcd49;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd49 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 57% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd49, #8bcd49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 73 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.25 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.10 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.83 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.88 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.50 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.34 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 8.49 #3232b6 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdcd49  rgb(205, 205, 73)  hsl(60, 57%, 55%)  Straw
#4949cd  rgb(73, 73, 205)  hsl(240, 57%, 55%)  Iris
#49cdcd  rgb(73, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 57%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd49cd  rgb(205, 73, 205)  hsl(300, 57%, 55%)  Medium Orchid