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#CDCA8A

#cdca8a ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdca8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 79.22% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.46% magenta, 32.68% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 57.31°, 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 12.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 5.61.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5706

Complementary

  1. #cdca8a
  2. #8a8dcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdca8a
  2. #8aaecd
  3. #a88acd

Analogous

  1. #cda88a
  2. #cdca8a
  3. #aecd8a

Triadic

  1. #cdca8a
  2. #8acdca
  3. #ca8acd

Tetradic

  1. #cdca8a
  2. #8dcd8a
  3. #8a8dcd
  4. #ca8acd

Square

  1. #cdca8a
  2. #8acda8
  3. #8a8dcd
  4. #cd8aae

Monochromatic

  1. #858239
  2. #b6b254
  3. #cdca8a
  4. #e4e2c0
  5. #f9f9f1

Shades

#cdca8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdca8a
  2. #b9b67c
  3. #a4a26e
  4. #908d61
  5. #7b7953
  6. #676545
  7. #525137
  8. #3e3d29
  9. #29281c
  10. #15140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdca8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdca8a
  2. #d2cf96
  3. #d7d5a1
  4. #dcdaad
  5. #e1dfb9
  6. #e6e5c5
  7. #ebead0
  8. #f0efdc
  9. #f5f4e8
  10. #fafaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdca8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdca8a
  2. #c5c389
  3. #bebb88
  4. #b6b487
  5. #aeac86
  6. #a7a585
  7. #9f9e84
  8. #979683
  9. #8f8f82
  10. #888781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c8b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5c586 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c88d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6c2ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2c787 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c98c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c5a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdca8a {
  color: #cdca8a;
}
Background
.bg-cdca8a {
  background-color: #cdca8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdca8a {
  border: 2px solid #cdca8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdca8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 202 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 40% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdca8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdca8a, #aecd8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdca8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 202 138 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.61 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.85 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.21 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.58 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.73 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.80 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.07 #323575 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#cdca8a  rgb(205, 202, 138)  hsl(57, 40%, 67%)  Dark Khaki
#8a8dcd  rgb(138, 141, 205)  hsl(237, 40%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#8acdca  rgb(138, 205, 202)  hsl(177, 40%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise
#ca8acd  rgb(202, 138, 205)  hsl(297, 40%, 67%)  Plum