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#CDCD97

#cdcd97 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cdcd97 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80.39% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.34% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 35.06% saturation and 69.8% 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 12.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.53.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5888

Complementary

  1. #cdcd97
  2. #9797cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd97
  2. #97b2cd
  3. #b297cd

Analogous

  1. #cdb297
  2. #cdcd97
  3. #b2cd97

Triadic

  1. #cdcd97
  2. #97cdcd
  3. #cd97cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd97
  2. #97cd97
  3. #9797cd
  4. #cd97cd

Square

  1. #cdcd97
  2. #97cdb2
  3. #9797cd
  4. #cd97b2

Monochromatic

  1. #898942
  2. #b4b463
  3. #cdcd97
  4. #e6e6cb
  5. #f8f8f1

Shades

#cdcd97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd97
  2. #b9b988
  3. #a4a479
  4. #90906a
  5. #7b7b5b
  6. #67674c
  7. #52523c
  8. #3e3e2d
  9. #29291e
  10. #15150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd97
  2. #d2d2a1
  3. #d7d7ac
  4. #dcdcb6
  5. #e1e1c1
  6. #e6e6cb
  7. #ebebd5
  8. #f0f0e0
  9. #f5f5ea
  10. #fafaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd97
  2. #c5c595
  3. #bebe92
  4. #b6b690
  5. #aeae8e
  6. #a7a78c
  7. #9f9f89
  8. #979787
  9. #8f8f85
  10. #888882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcbb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c893 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7cb99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5c6bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2ca95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3cc98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2c9b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd97 {
  color: #cdcd97;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd97 {
  background-color: #cdcd97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd97 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 35% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd97, #b2cd97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 151 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.53 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.83 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.56 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.60 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.25 #faf0be Blond ΔE 9.11 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 9.27 #323268 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Sage
#cdcd97  rgb(205, 205, 151)  hsl(60, 35%, 70%)  Sage
#9797cd  rgb(151, 151, 205)  hsl(240, 35%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#97cdcd  rgb(151, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 35%, 70%)  Powder Blue
#cd97cd  rgb(205, 151, 205)  hsl(300, 35%, 70%)  Plum