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#CECD8A

#cecd8a ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cecd8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 80.39% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.49% magenta, 33.01% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 59.12°, with 40.96% saturation and 67.45% 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 12.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 6.08.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5862

Complementary

  1. #cecd8a
  2. #8a8bce

Split complementary

  1. #cecd8a
  2. #8aadce
  3. #ab8ace

Analogous

  1. #ceab8a
  2. #cecd8a
  3. #adce8a

Triadic

  1. #cecd8a
  2. #8acecd
  3. #cd8ace

Tetradic

  1. #cecd8a
  2. #8bce8a
  3. #8a8bce
  4. #cd8ace

Square

  1. #cecd8a
  2. #8aceab
  3. #8a8bce
  4. #ce8aad

Monochromatic

  1. #878538
  2. #b7b654
  3. #cecd8a
  4. #e5e4c0
  5. #f9f9f1

Shades

#cecd8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cecd8a
  2. #b9b97c
  3. #a5a46e
  4. #909061
  5. #7c7b53
  6. #676745
  7. #525237
  8. #3e3e29
  9. #29291c
  10. #15150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cecd8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cecd8a
  2. #d3d296
  3. #d8d7a1
  4. #dddcad
  5. #e2e1b9
  6. #e7e6c5
  7. #ebebd0
  8. #f0f0dc
  9. #f5f5e8
  10. #fafaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cecd8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cecd8a
  2. #c6c589
  3. #bebe88
  4. #b7b687
  5. #afae86
  6. #a7a785
  7. #9f9f84
  8. #979783
  9. #908f82
  10. #888881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.72:1 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 #d9cb8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7c5bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ca87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5cc8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4c8aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cecd8a {
  color: #cecd8a;
}
Background
.bg-cecd8a {
  background-color: #cecd8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cecd8a {
  border: 2px solid #cecd8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cecd8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 205 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 41% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cecd8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cecd8a, #adce8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cecd8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 205 138 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.08 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.72 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.79 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.43 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.56 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.57 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.68 #313275 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#cecd8a  rgb(206, 205, 138)  hsl(59, 41%, 67%)  Dark Khaki
#8a8bce  rgb(138, 139, 206)  hsl(239, 41%, 67%)  Cool Gray
#8acecd  rgb(138, 206, 205)  hsl(179, 41%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd8ace  rgb(205, 138, 206)  hsl(299, 41%, 67%)  Plum