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#CACC8B

#cacc8b ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cacc8b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 80% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 31.86% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 61.85°, with 38.92% 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 12.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 6.2.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5761

Complementary

  1. #cacc8b
  2. #8d8bcc

Split complementary

  1. #cacc8b
  2. #8ba9cc
  3. #ad8bcc

Analogous

  1. #ccad8b
  2. #cacc8b
  3. #a9cc8b

Triadic

  1. #cacc8b
  2. #8bcacc
  3. #cc8bca

Tetradic

  1. #cacc8b
  2. #8bcc8d
  3. #8d8bcc
  4. #cc8bca

Square

  1. #cacc8b
  2. #8bccad
  3. #8d8bcc
  4. #cc8ba9

Monochromatic

  1. #82843a
  2. #b2b556
  3. #cacc8b
  4. #e2e3c0
  5. #f9f9f1

Shades

#cacc8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cacc8b
  2. #b6b87d
  3. #a2a36f
  4. #8d8f61
  5. #797a53
  6. #656646
  7. #515238
  8. #3d3d2a
  9. #28291c
  10. #14140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cacc8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cacc8b
  2. #cfd197
  3. #d5d6a2
  4. #dadbae
  5. #dfe0b9
  6. #e5e6c5
  7. #eaebd1
  8. #eff0dc
  9. #f4f5e8
  10. #fafaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cacc8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cacc8b
  2. #c3c48a
  3. #bbbd89
  4. #b4b588
  5. #acae87
  6. #a5a686
  7. #9e9e84
  8. #969783
  9. #8f8f82
  10. #878881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c9b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c786 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c98e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3c4bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1c988 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2ca8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfc7aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cacc8b {
  color: #cacc8b;
}
Background
.bg-cacc8b {
  background-color: #cacc8b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cacc8b {
  border: 2px solid #cacc8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cacc8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 204 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 39% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cacc8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cacc8b, #a9cc8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cacc8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 204 139 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.20 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.38 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.31 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.36 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.40 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.43 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.45 #353374 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#cacc8b  rgb(202, 204, 139)  hsl(62, 39%, 67%)  Dark Khaki
#8d8bcc  rgb(141, 139, 204)  hsl(242, 39%, 67%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8bcacc  rgb(139, 202, 204)  hsl(182, 39%, 67%)  Powder Blue
#cc8bca  rgb(204, 139, 202)  hsl(302, 39%, 67%)  Plum