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#CD9CA9

#cd9ca9 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cd9ca9 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 61.18% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.9% magenta, 17.56% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 344.08°, with 32.89% saturation and 70.78% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.3962

Complementary

  1. #cd9ca9
  2. #9ccdc0

Split complementary

  1. #cd9ca9
  2. #9ccda7
  3. #9cc1cd

Analogous

  1. #cd9cc1
  2. #cd9ca9
  3. #cda79c

Triadic

  1. #cd9ca9
  2. #a9cd9c
  3. #9ca9cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9ca9
  2. #cdc09c
  3. #9ccdc0
  4. #9ca9cd

Square

  1. #cd9ca9
  2. #c1cd9c
  3. #9ccdc0
  4. #a79ccd

Monochromatic

  1. #8a4658
  2. #b3697d
  3. #cd9ca9
  4. #e7cfd5
  5. #f8f1f3

Shades

#cd9ca9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9ca9
  2. #b98c98
  3. #a47d87
  4. #906d76
  5. #7b5e65
  6. #674e55
  7. #523e44
  8. #3e2f33
  9. #291f22
  10. #151011
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9ca9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9ca9
  2. #d2a6b2
  3. #d7b0ba
  4. #dcbac3
  5. #e1c4cb
  6. #e6ced4
  7. #ebd7dd
  8. #f0e1e5
  9. #f5ebee
  10. #faf5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9ca9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9ca9
  2. #c599a5
  3. #be96a1
  4. #b6949d
  5. #ae9199
  6. #a78e95
  7. #9f8b90
  8. #97888c
  9. #8f8688
  10. #888384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a4a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a2a4a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #adaca8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d699a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5a1a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba6a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29aa4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9ca9 {
  color: #cd9ca9;
}
Background
.bg-cd9ca9 {
  background-color: #cd9ca9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9ca9 {
  border: 2px solid #cd9ca9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9ca9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 156 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 344 33% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9ca9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9ca9, #cda79c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9ca9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 156 169 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 5.99 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 6.40 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.73 #f6adc6 Nadeshiko Pink ΔE 8.43 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 9.04 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 9.11 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.83 #326356 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Puce
#cd9ca9  rgb(205, 156, 169)  hsl(344, 33%, 71%)  Puce
#9ccdc0  rgb(156, 205, 192)  hsl(164, 33%, 71%)  Opal
#a9cd9c  rgb(169, 205, 156)  hsl(104, 33%, 71%)  Celadon
#9ca9cd  rgb(156, 169, 205)  hsl(224, 33%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder