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#CDCDAE

#cdcdae ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cdcdae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 23.66% saturation and 74.31% 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 12.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.05.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.597

Complementary

  1. #cdcdae
  2. #aeaecd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcdae
  2. #aebdcd
  3. #bdaecd

Analogous

  1. #cdbdae
  2. #cdcdae
  3. #bdcdae

Triadic

  1. #cdcdae
  2. #aecdcd
  3. #cdaecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcdae
  2. #aecdae
  3. #aeaecd
  4. #cdaecd

Square

  1. #cdcdae
  2. #aecdbd
  3. #aeaecd
  4. #cdaebd

Monochromatic

  1. #8c8c56
  2. #b0b07f
  3. #cdcdae
  4. #eaeadd
  5. #f7f7f2

Shades

#cdcdae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcdae
  2. #b9b99d
  3. #a4a48b
  4. #90907a
  5. #7b7b68
  6. #676757
  7. #525246
  8. #3e3e34
  9. #292923
  10. #151511
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcdae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcdae
  2. #d2d2b6
  3. #d7d7be
  4. #dcdcc6
  5. #e1e1ce
  6. #e6e6d7
  7. #ebebdf
  8. #f0f0e7
  9. #f5f5ef
  10. #fafaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcdae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcdae
  2. #c5c5a9
  3. #bebea5
  4. #b6b6a0
  5. #aeae9c
  6. #a7a797
  7. #9f9f92
  8. #97978e
  9. #8f8f89
  10. #888885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccccc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3caac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3ccaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2c9c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0cbad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1ccaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0cbbc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcdae {
  color: #cdcdae;
}
Background
.bg-cdcdae {
  background-color: #cdcdae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcdae {
  border: 2px solid #cdcdae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcdae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 24% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcdae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcdae, #bdcdae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcdae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 174 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.05 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 7.48 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.17 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 8.75 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 9.31 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 9.79 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.81 #323251 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Sage
#cdcdae  rgb(205, 205, 174)  hsl(60, 24%, 74%)  Sage
#aeaecd  rgb(174, 174, 205)  hsl(240, 24%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aecdcd  rgb(174, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 24%, 74%)  Opal
#cdaecd  rgb(205, 174, 205)  hsl(300, 24%, 74%)  Lilac