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#CFD55B

#cfd55b ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cfd55b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 83.53% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 57.28% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 62.95°, with 59.22% 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 13.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.6161

Complementary

  1. #cfd55b
  2. #615bd5

Split complementary

  1. #cfd55b
  2. #5b92d5
  3. #9e5bd5

Analogous

  1. #d59e5b
  2. #cfd55b
  3. #92d55b

Triadic

  1. #cfd55b
  2. #5bcfd5
  3. #d55bcf

Tetradic

  1. #cfd55b
  2. #5bd561
  3. #615bd5
  4. #d55bcf

Square

  1. #cfd55b
  2. #5bd59e
  3. #615bd5
  4. #d55b92

Monochromatic

  1. #74781f
  2. #aeb52e
  3. #cfd55b
  4. #e1e598
  5. #f3f4d5

Shades

#cfd55b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfd55b
  2. #bac052
  3. #a6aa49
  4. #919540
  5. #7c8037
  6. #686b2e
  7. #535524
  8. #3e401b
  9. #292b12
  10. #151509
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfd55b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfd55b
  2. #d4d96b
  3. #d9dd7c
  4. #dde28c
  5. #e2e69d
  6. #e7eaad
  7. #eceebd
  8. #f1f2ce
  9. #f5f7de
  10. #fafbef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfd55b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfd55b
  2. #c7cd5f
  3. #bfc462
  4. #b7bc66
  5. #afb36a
  6. #a8ab6e
  7. #a0a271
  8. #989a75
  9. #909179
  10. #88897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ced1ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cc4e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cf62 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcc9bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcd053 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcd25f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7ce9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfd55b {
  color: #cfd55b;
}
Background
.bg-cfd55b {
  background-color: #cfd55b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfd55b {
  border: 2px solid #cfd55b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfd55b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 213 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 59% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfd55b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfd55b, #92d55b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfd55b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 213 91 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.82 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 4.86 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.38 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.43 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.87 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.24 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 8.35 #302aa4 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Straw
#cfd55b  rgb(207, 213, 91)  hsl(63, 59%, 60%)  Straw
#615bd5  rgb(97, 91, 213)  hsl(243, 59%, 60%)  Slate Blue
#5bcfd5  rgb(91, 207, 213)  hsl(183, 59%, 60%)  Dark Turquoise
#d55bcf  rgb(213, 91, 207)  hsl(303, 59%, 60%)  Orchid