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#CBCD8A

#cbcd8a ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbcd8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 80.39% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.68% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 61.79°, with 40.12% saturation and 67.25% 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 12.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 6.25.

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Relative luminance0.5819

Complementary

  1. #cbcd8a
  2. #8c8acd

Split complementary

  1. #cbcd8a
  2. #8aa9cd
  3. #ad8acd

Analogous

  1. #cdad8a
  2. #cbcd8a
  3. #a9cd8a

Triadic

  1. #cbcd8a
  2. #8acbcd
  3. #cd8acb

Tetradic

  1. #cbcd8a
  2. #8acd8c
  3. #8c8acd
  4. #cd8acb

Square

  1. #cbcd8a
  2. #8acdad
  3. #8c8acd
  4. #cd8aa9

Monochromatic

  1. #838539
  2. #b3b654
  3. #cbcd8a
  4. #e3e4c0
  5. #f9f9f1

Shades

#cbcd8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbcd8a
  2. #b7b97c
  3. #a2a46e
  4. #8e9061
  5. #7a7b53
  6. #666745
  7. #515237
  8. #3d3e29
  9. #29291c
  10. #14150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbcd8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbcd8a
  2. #d0d296
  3. #d5d7a1
  4. #dbdcad
  5. #e0e1b9
  6. #e5e6c5
  7. #eaebd0
  8. #eff0dc
  9. #f5f5e8
  10. #fafaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbcd8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbcd8a
  2. #c4c589
  3. #bcbe88
  4. #b5b687
  5. #adae86
  6. #a6a785
  7. #9e9f84
  8. #979783
  9. #8f8f82
  10. #888881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacab3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c785 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8ca8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4c5bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2ca87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3cb8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0c8aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbcd8a {
  color: #cbcd8a;
}
Background
.bg-cbcd8a {
  background-color: #cbcd8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbcd8a {
  border: 2px solid #cbcd8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbcd8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 205 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 40% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbcd8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbcd8a, #a9cd8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbcd8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 205 138 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.25 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.77 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.15 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.03 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.05 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.11 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.25 #343275 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#cbcd8a  rgb(203, 205, 138)  hsl(62, 40%, 67%)  Dark Khaki
#8c8acd  rgb(140, 138, 205)  hsl(242, 40%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8acbcd  rgb(138, 203, 205)  hsl(182, 40%, 67%)  Powder Blue
#cd8acb  rgb(205, 138, 203)  hsl(302, 40%, 67%)  Plum