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#CDCD72

#cdcd72 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdcd72 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80.39% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.39% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 47.64% saturation and 62.55% 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 12.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5786

Complementary

  1. #cdcd72
  2. #7272cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd72
  2. #72a0cd
  3. #a072cd

Analogous

  1. #cda072
  2. #cdcd72
  3. #a0cd72

Triadic

  1. #cdcd72
  2. #72cdcd
  3. #cd72cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd72
  2. #72cd72
  3. #7272cd
  4. #cd72cd

Square

  1. #cdcd72
  2. #72cda0
  3. #7272cd
  4. #cd72a0

Monochromatic

  1. #7b7b2b
  2. #b3b33f
  3. #cdcd72
  4. #e1e1aa
  5. #f5f5e3

Shades

#cdcd72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd72
  2. #b9b967
  3. #a4a45b
  4. #909050
  5. #7b7b44
  6. #676739
  7. #52522e
  8. #3e3e22
  9. #292917
  10. #15150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd72
  2. #d2d280
  3. #d7d78e
  4. #dcdc9c
  5. #e1e1aa
  6. #e6e6b9
  7. #ebebc7
  8. #f0f0d5
  9. #f5f5e3
  10. #fafaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd72
  2. #c5c573
  3. #bebe75
  4. #b6b676
  5. #aeae78
  6. #a7a779
  7. #9f9f7a
  8. #97977c
  9. #8f8f7d
  10. #88887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacaac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac66a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbca76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c3b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5c96e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6cb75 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4c7a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd72 {
  color: #cdcd72;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd72 {
  background-color: #cdcd72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd72 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 48% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd72, #a0cd72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 114 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.94 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.91 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.57 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.79 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.06 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.51 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.82 #32328d Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Straw
#cdcd72  rgb(205, 205, 114)  hsl(60, 48%, 63%)  Straw
#7272cd  rgb(114, 114, 205)  hsl(240, 48%, 63%)  Medium Slate Blue
#72cdcd  rgb(114, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 48%, 63%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd72cd  rgb(205, 114, 205)  hsl(300, 48%, 63%)  Orchid