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#CDCB8A

#cdcb8a ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdcb8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 79.61% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 32.68% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 58.21°, 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 12.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5753

Complementary

  1. #cdcb8a
  2. #8a8ccd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcb8a
  2. #8aadcd
  3. #a98acd

Analogous

  1. #cda98a
  2. #cdcb8a
  3. #adcd8a

Triadic

  1. #cdcb8a
  2. #8acdcb
  3. #cb8acd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcb8a
  2. #8ccd8a
  3. #8a8ccd
  4. #cb8acd

Square

  1. #cdcb8a
  2. #8acda9
  3. #8a8ccd
  4. #cd8aad

Monochromatic

  1. #858339
  2. #b6b354
  3. #cdcb8a
  4. #e4e3c0
  5. #f9f9f1

Shades

#cdcb8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcb8a
  2. #b9b77c
  3. #a4a26e
  4. #908e61
  5. #7b7a53
  6. #676645
  7. #525137
  8. #3e3d29
  9. #29291c
  10. #15140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcb8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcb8a
  2. #d2d096
  3. #d7d5a1
  4. #dcdbad
  5. #e1e0b9
  6. #e6e5c5
  7. #ebead0
  8. #f0efdc
  9. #f5f5e8
  10. #fafaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcb8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcb8a
  2. #c5c489
  3. #bebc88
  4. #b6b587
  5. #aead86
  6. #a7a685
  7. #9f9e84
  8. #979783
  9. #8f8f82
  10. #888881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac9b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c685 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c98d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6c3ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2c887 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3ca8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c6a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcb8a {
  color: #cdcb8a;
}
Background
.bg-cdcb8a {
  background-color: #cdcb8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcb8a {
  border: 2px solid #cdcb8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcb8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 203 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 40% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcb8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcb8a, #adcd8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcb8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 203 138 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.76 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.14 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.09 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.69 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.80 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.94 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.95 #323475 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#cdcb8a  rgb(205, 203, 138)  hsl(58, 40%, 67%)  Dark Khaki
#8a8ccd  rgb(138, 140, 205)  hsl(238, 40%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#8acdcb  rgb(138, 205, 203)  hsl(178, 40%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise
#cb8acd  rgb(203, 138, 205)  hsl(298, 40%, 67%)  Plum