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#CDC8A4

#cdc8a4 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cdc8a4 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 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.44% magenta, 20% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 52.68°, with 29.08% saturation and 72.35% 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 12.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.22.

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Relative luminance0.5697

Complementary

  1. #cdc8a4
  2. #a4a9cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc8a4
  2. #a4bdcd
  3. #b3a4cd

Analogous

  1. #cdb3a4
  2. #cdc8a4
  3. #bdcda4

Triadic

  1. #cdc8a4
  2. #a4cdc8
  3. #c8a4cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc8a4
  2. #a9cda4
  3. #a4a9cd
  4. #c8a4cd

Square

  1. #cdc8a4
  2. #a4cdb3
  3. #a4a9cd
  4. #cda4bd

Monochromatic

  1. #8b844d
  2. #b2aa73
  3. #cdc8a4
  4. #e8e6d5
  5. #f8f7f2

Shades

#cdc8a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc8a4
  2. #b9b494
  3. #a4a083
  4. #908c73
  5. #7b7862
  6. #676452
  7. #525042
  8. #3e3c31
  9. #292821
  10. #151410
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc8a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc8a4
  2. #d2cead
  3. #d7d3b6
  4. #dcd9bf
  5. #e1dec8
  6. #e6e4d2
  7. #ebe9db
  8. #f0efe4
  9. #f5f4ed
  10. #fafaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc8a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc8a4
  2. #c5c1a0
  3. #beba9d
  4. #b6b299
  5. #aeab96
  6. #a7a492
  7. #9f9d8e
  8. #97968b
  9. #8f8e87
  10. #888784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c7ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc5a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c8a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d4c3be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cec6a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfc8a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1c5b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc8a4 {
  color: #cdc8a4;
}
Background
.bg-cdc8a4 {
  background-color: #cdc8a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc8a4 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc8a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc8a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 200 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 29% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc8a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc8a4, #bdcda4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc8a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 200 164 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.22 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.50 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 7.89 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.75 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.94 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.96 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 9.32 #32375b Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Sage
#cdc8a4  rgb(205, 200, 164)  hsl(53, 29%, 72%)  Sage
#a4a9cd  rgb(164, 169, 205)  hsl(233, 29%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a4cdc8  rgb(164, 205, 200)  hsl(173, 29%, 72%)  Opal
#c8a4cd  rgb(200, 164, 205)  hsl(293, 29%, 72%)  Lilac