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#CDD421

#cdd421 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdd421 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 83.14% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.3% cyan, 0% magenta, 84.43% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 62.35°, with 73.06% saturation and 48.04% 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 13.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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xyY
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Relative luminance0.6018

Complementary

  1. #cdd421
  2. #2821d4

Split complementary

  1. #cdd421
  2. #2173d4
  3. #8221d4

Analogous

  1. #d48221
  2. #cdd421
  3. #73d421

Triadic

  1. #cdd421
  2. #21cdd4
  3. #d421cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdd421
  2. #21d428
  3. #2821d4
  4. #d421cd

Square

  1. #cdd421
  2. #21d482
  3. #2821d4
  4. #d42173

Monochromatic

  1. #4d500c
  2. #8d9217
  3. #cdd421
  4. #e0e65c
  5. #edf09e

Shades

#cdd421 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdd421
  2. #b9bf1e
  3. #a4aa1a
  4. #909417
  5. #7b7f14
  6. #676a11
  7. #52550d
  8. #3e400a
  9. #292a07
  10. #151503
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdd421 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdd421
  2. #d2d837
  3. #d7dd4d
  4. #dce164
  5. #e1e57a
  6. #e6ea90
  7. #ebeea6
  8. #f0f2bc
  9. #f5f6d3
  10. #fafbe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdd421 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdd421
  2. #c5cc2b
  3. #bec334
  4. #b6bb3e
  5. #aeb247
  6. #a7aa51
  7. #9fa25a
  8. #979964
  9. #8f916d
  10. #888877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cccfa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5ce35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcc6b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcce00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcd02e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6cc91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdd421 {
  color: #cdd421;
}
Background
.bg-cdd421 {
  background-color: #cdd421;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdd421 {
  border: 2px solid #cdd421;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdd421;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 212 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 73% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdd421 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdd421, #73d421);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdd421 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 212 33 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.55 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.29 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.34 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.43 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.10 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.62 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 8.73 #322bde Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Pear
#cdd421  rgb(205, 212, 33)  hsl(62, 73%, 48%)  Pear
#2821d4  rgb(40, 33, 212)  hsl(242, 73%, 48%)  Medium Blue
#21cdd4  rgb(33, 205, 212)  hsl(182, 73%, 48%)  Dark Turquoise
#d421cd  rgb(212, 33, 205)  hsl(302, 73%, 48%)  Medium Orchid