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#CDC679

#cdc679 ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdc679 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 77.65% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.41% magenta, 40.98% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 55°, with 45.65% saturation and 63.92% 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 11.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.5475

Complementary

  1. #cdc679
  2. #7980cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc679
  2. #79aacd
  3. #9c79cd

Analogous

  1. #cd9c79
  2. #cdc679
  3. #aacd79

Triadic

  1. #cdc679
  2. #79cdc6
  3. #c679cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc679
  2. #80cd79
  3. #7980cd
  4. #c679cd

Square

  1. #cdc679
  2. #79cd9c
  3. #7980cd
  4. #cd79aa

Monochromatic

  1. #7e772f
  2. #b6ac44
  3. #cdc679
  4. #e2deb1
  5. #f7f5e8

Shades

#cdc679 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc679
  2. #b9b26d
  3. #a49e61
  4. #908b55
  5. #7b7749
  6. #67633d
  7. #524f30
  8. #3e3b24
  9. #292818
  10. #15140c
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc679 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc679
  2. #d2cc86
  3. #d7d194
  4. #dcd7a1
  5. #e1ddaf
  6. #e6e3bc
  7. #ebe8c9
  8. #f0eed7
  9. #f5f4e4
  10. #faf9f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc679 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc679
  2. #c5bf7a
  3. #beb87a
  4. #b6b17b
  5. #aeaa7c
  6. #a7a37d
  7. #9f9c7d
  8. #97957e
  9. #8f8e7f
  10. #88877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c4ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3c173 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c57c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8bdb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0c375 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2c67b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4c09f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc679 {
  color: #cdc679;
}
Background
.bg-cdc679 {
  background-color: #cdc679;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc679 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc679;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc679;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 198 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 46% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc679 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc679, #aacd79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc679 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 198 121 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.13 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.36 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.70 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.03 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.27 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.69 #323986 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#cdc679  rgb(205, 198, 121)  hsl(55, 46%, 64%)  Dark Khaki
#7980cd  rgb(121, 128, 205)  hsl(235, 46%, 64%)  Glaucous
#79cdc6  rgb(121, 205, 198)  hsl(175, 46%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise
#c679cd  rgb(198, 121, 205)  hsl(295, 46%, 64%)  Orchid