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#CDCD63

#cdcd63 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdcd63 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 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.71% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 51.46% saturation and 59.61% 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 12.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5754

Complementary

  1. #cdcd63
  2. #6363cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd63
  2. #6398cd
  3. #9863cd

Analogous

  1. #cd9863
  2. #cdcd63
  3. #98cd63

Triadic

  1. #cdcd63
  2. #63cdcd
  3. #cd63cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd63
  2. #63cd63
  3. #6363cd
  4. #cd63cd

Square

  1. #cdcd63
  2. #63cd98
  3. #6363cd
  4. #cd6398

Monochromatic

  1. #727225
  2. #acac37
  3. #cdcd63
  4. #e0e09d
  5. #f2f2d7

Shades

#cdcd63 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd63
  2. #b9b959
  3. #a4a44f
  4. #909045
  5. #7b7b3b
  6. #676732
  7. #525228
  8. #3e3e1e
  9. #292914
  10. #15150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd63 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd63
  2. #d2d273
  3. #d7d782
  4. #dcdc92
  5. #e1e1a1
  6. #e6e6b1
  7. #ebebc1
  8. #f0f0d0
  9. #f5f5e0
  10. #fafaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd63 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd63
  2. #c5c566
  3. #bebe69
  4. #b6b66c
  5. #aeae6f
  6. #a7a772
  7. #9f9f74
  8. #979777
  9. #8f8f7a
  10. #88887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacaa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc659 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddca69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9c2b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c95d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7cb66 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5c69b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd63 {
  color: #cdcd63;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd63 {
  background-color: #cdcd63;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd63 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd63;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd63;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 51% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd63 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd63, #98cd63);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd63 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 99 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.40 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.70 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.87 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.93 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.25 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.39 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.83 #32329c Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdcd63  rgb(205, 205, 99)  hsl(60, 51%, 60%)  Straw
#6363cd  rgb(99, 99, 205)  hsl(240, 51%, 60%)  Slate Blue
#63cdcd  rgb(99, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 51%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd63cd  rgb(205, 99, 205)  hsl(300, 51%, 60%)  Orchid