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#CED27B

#ced27b ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ced27b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 82.35% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.9% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.43% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 62.76°, with 49.15% saturation and 65.29% 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 13.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 5.52.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6065

Complementary

  1. #ced27b
  2. #7f7bd2

Split complementary

  1. #ced27b
  2. #7ba2d2
  3. #aa7bd2

Analogous

  1. #d2aa7b
  2. #ced27b
  3. #a2d27b

Triadic

  1. #ced27b
  2. #7bced2
  3. #d27bce

Tetradic

  1. #ced27b
  2. #7bd27f
  3. #7f7bd2
  4. #d27bce

Square

  1. #ced27b
  2. #7bd2aa
  3. #7f7bd2
  4. #d27ba2

Monochromatic

  1. #82862e
  2. #b9bf42
  3. #ced27b
  4. #e3e5b4
  5. #f8f9ed

Shades

#ced27b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ced27b
  2. #b9bd6f
  3. #a5a862
  4. #909356
  5. #7c7e4a
  6. #67693e
  7. #525431
  8. #3e3f25
  9. #292a19
  10. #15150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ced27b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ced27b
  2. #d3d788
  3. #d8db95
  4. #dde0a3
  5. #e2e4b0
  6. #e7e9bd
  7. #ebedca
  8. #f0f2d7
  9. #f5f6e5
  10. #fafbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ced27b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ced27b
  2. #c6ca7c
  3. #bec27c
  4. #b7b97d
  5. #afb17d
  6. #a7a97e
  7. #9fa17e
  8. #97997f
  9. #90907f
  10. #888880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdcfb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #decb74 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfce7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c8bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8ce77 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8cf7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4cca7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ced27b {
  color: #ced27b;
}
Background
.bg-ced27b {
  background-color: #ced27b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ced27b {
  border: 2px solid #ced27b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ced27b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 210 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 49% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ced27b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ced27b, #a2d27b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ced27b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 210 123 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.52 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.40 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.87 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.02 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.07 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.41 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.84 #312d84 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Straw
#ced27b  rgb(206, 210, 123)  hsl(63, 49%, 65%)  Straw
#7f7bd2  rgb(127, 123, 210)  hsl(243, 49%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#7bced2  rgb(123, 206, 210)  hsl(183, 49%, 65%)  Medium Turquoise
#d27bce  rgb(210, 123, 206)  hsl(303, 49%, 65%)  Orchid