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#CFCD73

#cfcd73 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cfcd73 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 80.39% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.97% magenta, 44.44% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 58.7°, with 48.94% saturation and 63.14% 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 12.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5817

Complementary

  1. #cfcd73
  2. #7375cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfcd73
  2. #73a3cf
  3. #9f73cf

Analogous

  1. #cf9f73
  2. #cfcd73
  3. #a3cf73

Triadic

  1. #cfcd73
  2. #73cfcd
  3. #cd73cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfcd73
  2. #75cf73
  3. #7375cf
  4. #cd73cf

Square

  1. #cfcd73
  2. #73cf9f
  3. #7375cf
  4. #cf73a3

Monochromatic

  1. #7e7c2b
  2. #b7b43f
  3. #cfcd73
  4. #e3e1ac
  5. #f6f6e5

Shades

#cfcd73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfcd73
  2. #bab968
  3. #a6a45c
  4. #919051
  5. #7c7b45
  6. #68673a
  7. #53522e
  8. #3e3e23
  9. #292917
  10. #15150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfcd73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfcd73
  2. #d4d281
  3. #d9d78f
  4. #dddc9d
  5. #e2e1ab
  6. #e7e6b9
  7. #ecebc7
  8. #f1f0d5
  9. #f5f5e3
  10. #fafaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfcd73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfcd73
  2. #c7c574
  3. #bfbe76
  4. #b7b677
  5. #afae78
  6. #a8a77a
  7. #a09f7b
  8. #98977c
  9. #908f7d
  10. #88887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcaad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac76c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcca77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbc3b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6c96f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7cb76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6c7a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfcd73 {
  color: #cfcd73;
}
Background
.bg-cfcd73 {
  background-color: #cfcd73;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfcd73 {
  border: 2px solid #cfcd73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfcd73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 205 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 49% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfcd73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfcd73, #a3cf73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfcd73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 205 115 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.62 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.83 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.11 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.50 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.58 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.57 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.98 #30328c Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Straw
#cfcd73  rgb(207, 205, 115)  hsl(59, 49%, 63%)  Straw
#7375cf  rgb(115, 117, 207)  hsl(239, 49%, 63%)  Medium Slate Blue
#73cfcd  rgb(115, 207, 205)  hsl(179, 49%, 63%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd73cf  rgb(205, 115, 207)  hsl(299, 49%, 63%)  Orchid