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#CDC8A2

#cdc8a2 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cdc8a2 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 78.43% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.44% magenta, 20.98% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 53.02°, with 30.07% saturation and 71.96% 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 12.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.569

Complementary

  1. #cdc8a2
  2. #a2a7cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc8a2
  2. #a2bdcd
  3. #b2a2cd

Analogous

  1. #cdb2a2
  2. #cdc8a2
  3. #bdcda2

Triadic

  1. #cdc8a2
  2. #a2cdc8
  3. #c8a2cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc8a2
  2. #a7cda2
  3. #a2a7cd
  4. #c8a2cd

Square

  1. #cdc8a2
  2. #a2cdb2
  3. #a2a7cd
  4. #cda2bd

Monochromatic

  1. #8b844b
  2. #b2ab70
  3. #cdc8a2
  4. #e8e5d4
  5. #f8f7f2

Shades

#cdc8a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc8a2
  2. #b9b492
  3. #a4a082
  4. #908c71
  5. #7b7861
  6. #676451
  7. #525041
  8. #3e3c31
  9. #292820
  10. #151410
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc8a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc8a2
  2. #d2ceab
  3. #d7d3b5
  4. #dcd9be
  5. #e1dec7
  6. #e6e4d1
  7. #ebe9da
  8. #f0efe3
  9. #f5f4ec
  10. #fafaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc8a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc8a2
  2. #c5c19f
  3. #beba9b
  4. #b6b298
  5. #aeab94
  6. #a7a491
  7. #9f9d8e
  8. #97968a
  9. #8f8e87
  10. #888783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c7b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc5a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c8a3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4c3be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cec6a1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0c8a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1c5b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc8a2 {
  color: #cdc8a2;
}
Background
.bg-cdc8a2 {
  background-color: #cdc8a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc8a2 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc8a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc8a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 200 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 30% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc8a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc8a2, #bdcda2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc8a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 200 162 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.91 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.25 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 8.23 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.68 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.94 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 9.00 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.21 #32375d Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Sage
#cdc8a2  rgb(205, 200, 162)  hsl(53, 30%, 72%)  Sage
#a2a7cd  rgb(162, 167, 205)  hsl(233, 30%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a2cdc8  rgb(162, 205, 200)  hsl(173, 30%, 72%)  Opal
#c8a2cd  rgb(200, 162, 205)  hsl(293, 30%, 72%)  Lilac