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#CDCE99

#cdce99 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cdce99 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80.78% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.49% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.73% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 61.13°, with 35.1% saturation and 70.39% 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 12.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.75.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5942

Complementary

  1. #cdce99
  2. #9a99ce

Split complementary

  1. #cdce99
  2. #99b2ce
  3. #b499ce

Analogous

  1. #ceb499
  2. #cdce99
  3. #b2ce99

Triadic

  1. #cdce99
  2. #99cdce
  3. #ce99cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdce99
  2. #99ce9a
  3. #9a99ce
  4. #ce99cd

Square

  1. #cdce99
  2. #99ceb4
  3. #9a99ce
  4. #ce99b2

Monochromatic

  1. #8a8b43
  2. #b4b565
  3. #cdce99
  4. #e6e7cd
  5. #f8f8f1

Shades

#cdce99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdce99
  2. #b9b98a
  3. #a4a57a
  4. #90906b
  5. #7b7c5c
  6. #67674d
  7. #52523d
  8. #3e3e2e
  9. #29291f
  10. #15150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdce99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdce99
  2. #d2d3a3
  3. #d7d8ad
  4. #dcddb8
  5. #e1e2c2
  6. #e6e7cc
  7. #ebebd6
  8. #f0f0e0
  9. #f5f5eb
  10. #fafaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdce99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdce99
  2. #c5c697
  3. #bebe94
  4. #b6b792
  5. #aeaf8f
  6. #a7a78d
  7. #9f9f8a
  8. #979788
  9. #8f9085
  10. #888883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccccb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c996 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7cc9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5c7c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3cb97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3cd9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2cab2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdce99 {
  color: #cdce99;
}
Background
.bg-cdce99 {
  background-color: #cdce99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdce99 {
  border: 2px solid #cdce99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdce99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 206 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 35% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdce99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdce99, #b2ce99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdce99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 206 153 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.75 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.79 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.61 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.99 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.60 #faf0be Blond ΔE 9.01 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 9.44 #323166 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Sage
#cdce99  rgb(205, 206, 153)  hsl(61, 35%, 70%)  Sage
#9a99ce  rgb(154, 153, 206)  hsl(241, 35%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99cdce  rgb(153, 205, 206)  hsl(181, 35%, 70%)  Powder Blue
#ce99cd  rgb(206, 153, 205)  hsl(301, 35%, 70%)  Plum