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#CDCD8A

#cdcd8a ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdcd8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80.39% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 32.68% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, 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 12.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 6.12.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5848

Complementary

  1. #cdcd8a
  2. #8a8acd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd8a
  2. #8aabcd
  3. #ab8acd

Analogous

  1. #cdab8a
  2. #cdcd8a
  3. #abcd8a

Triadic

  1. #cdcd8a
  2. #8acdcd
  3. #cd8acd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd8a
  2. #8acd8a
  3. #8a8acd
  4. #cd8acd

Square

  1. #cdcd8a
  2. #8acdab
  3. #8a8acd
  4. #cd8aab

Monochromatic

  1. #858539
  2. #b6b654
  3. #cdcd8a
  4. #e4e4c0
  5. #f9f9f1

Shades

#cdcd8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd8a
  2. #b9b97c
  3. #a4a46e
  4. #909061
  5. #7b7b53
  6. #676745
  7. #525237
  8. #3e3e29
  9. #29291c
  10. #15150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd8a
  2. #d2d296
  3. #d7d7a1
  4. #dcdcad
  5. #e1e1b9
  6. #e6e6c5
  7. #ebebd0
  8. #f0f0dc
  9. #f5f5e8
  10. #fafaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd8a
  2. #c5c589
  3. #bebe88
  4. #b6b687
  5. #aeae86
  6. #a7a785
  7. #9f9f84
  8. #979783
  9. #8f8f82
  10. #888881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcbb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8c885 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9ca8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6c5bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3ca87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4cb8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c8aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd8a {
  color: #cdcd8a;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd8a {
  background-color: #cdcd8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd8a {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 40% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd8a, #abcd8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 138 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.12 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.73 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.90 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.65 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.71 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.72 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.86 #323275 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#cdcd8a  rgb(205, 205, 138)  hsl(60, 40%, 67%)  Dark Khaki
#8a8acd  rgb(138, 138, 205)  hsl(240, 40%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8acdcd  rgb(138, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 40%, 67%)  Powder Blue
#cd8acd  rgb(205, 138, 205)  hsl(300, 40%, 67%)  Plum