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#CDCD57

#cdcd57 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdcd57 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80.39% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.56% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 54.13% saturation and 57.25% 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 12.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5733

Complementary

  1. #cdcd57
  2. #5757cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd57
  2. #5792cd
  3. #9257cd

Analogous

  1. #cd9257
  2. #cdcd57
  3. #92cd57

Triadic

  1. #cdcd57
  2. #57cdcd
  3. #cd57cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd57
  2. #57cd57
  3. #5757cd
  4. #cd57cd

Square

  1. #cdcd57
  2. #57cd92
  3. #5757cd
  4. #cd5792

Monochromatic

  1. #6b6b20
  2. #a6a631
  3. #cdcd57
  4. #dfdf92
  5. #f0f0cd

Shades

#cdcd57 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd57
  2. #b9b94e
  3. #a4a446
  4. #90903d
  5. #7b7b34
  6. #67672c
  7. #525223
  8. #3e3e1a
  9. #292911
  10. #151509
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd57 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd57
  2. #d2d268
  3. #d7d779
  4. #dcdc89
  5. #e1e19a
  6. #e6e6ab
  7. #ebebbc
  8. #f0f0cd
  9. #f5f5dd
  10. #fafaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd57 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd57
  2. #c5c55b
  3. #bebe5f
  4. #b6b663
  5. #aeae67
  6. #a7a76c
  7. #9f9f70
  8. #979774
  9. #8f8f78
  10. #88887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacaa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc54a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec95e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dac1b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c850 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7cb5b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5c697 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd57 {
  color: #cdcd57;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd57 {
  background-color: #cdcd57;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd57 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd57;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd57;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 54% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd57 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd57, #92cd57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd57 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 87 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.60 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.57 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.93 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.52 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.82 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.91 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.94 #3232a8 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdcd57  rgb(205, 205, 87)  hsl(60, 54%, 57%)  Straw
#5757cd  rgb(87, 87, 205)  hsl(240, 54%, 57%)  Iris
#57cdcd  rgb(87, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 54%, 57%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd57cd  rgb(205, 87, 205)  hsl(300, 54%, 57%)  Medium Orchid