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#CDC8A8

#cdc8a8 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cdc8a8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.44% magenta, 18.05% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 51.89°, with 27.01% saturation and 73.14% 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 12.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.

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Relative luminance0.5711

Complementary

  1. #cdc8a8
  2. #a8adcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc8a8
  2. #a8c0cd
  3. #b6a8cd

Analogous

  1. #cdb6a8
  2. #cdc8a8
  3. #c0cda8

Triadic

  1. #cdc8a8
  2. #a8cdc8
  3. #c8a8cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc8a8
  2. #adcda8
  3. #a8adcd
  4. #c8a8cd

Square

  1. #cdc8a8
  2. #a8cdb6
  3. #a8adcd
  4. #cda8c0

Monochromatic

  1. #8c8450
  2. #b1a977
  3. #cdc8a8
  4. #e9e7d9
  5. #f8f7f2

Shades

#cdc8a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc8a8
  2. #b9b497
  3. #a4a086
  4. #908c76
  5. #7b7865
  6. #676454
  7. #525043
  8. #3e3c32
  9. #292822
  10. #151411
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc8a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc8a8
  2. #d2ceb1
  3. #d7d3b9
  4. #dcd9c2
  5. #e1decb
  6. #e6e4d4
  7. #ebe9dc
  8. #f0efe5
  9. #f5f4ee
  10. #fafaf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc8a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc8a8
  2. #c5c1a4
  3. #bebaa0
  4. #b6b29c
  5. #aeab98
  6. #a7a494
  7. #9f9d90
  8. #97968c
  9. #8f8e88
  10. #888784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c7bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfc6a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0c8a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3c3bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cec7a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfc8a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1c5b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc8a8 {
  color: #cdc8a8;
}
Background
.bg-cdc8a8 {
  background-color: #cdc8a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc8a8 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc8a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc8a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 200 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 27% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc8a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc8a8, #c0cda8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc8a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 200 168 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.00 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 7.24 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.81 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.11 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.08 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 9.18 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.57 #323757 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Sage
#cdc8a8  rgb(205, 200, 168)  hsl(52, 27%, 73%)  Sage
#a8adcd  rgb(168, 173, 205)  hsl(232, 27%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a8cdc8  rgb(168, 205, 200)  hsl(172, 27%, 73%)  Opal
#c8a8cd  rgb(200, 168, 205)  hsl(292, 27%, 73%)  Lilac