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#CDBD99

#cdbd99 ≈ Ecru

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cdbd99 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 74.12% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.8% magenta, 25.37% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 41.54°, with 34.21% saturation and 70.2% 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 4.98.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5167

Complementary

  1. #cdbd99
  2. #99a9cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdbd99
  2. #99c3cd
  3. #a399cd

Analogous

  1. #cda399
  2. #cdbd99
  3. #c3cd99

Triadic

  1. #cdbd99
  2. #99cdbd
  3. #bd99cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdbd99
  2. #a9cd99
  3. #99a9cd
  4. #bd99cd

Square

  1. #cdbd99
  2. #99cda3
  3. #99a9cd
  4. #cd99c3

Monochromatic

  1. #8a7443
  2. #b49c66
  3. #cdbd99
  4. #e6decc
  5. #f8f6f1

Shades

#cdbd99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdbd99
  2. #b9aa8a
  3. #a4977a
  4. #90846b
  5. #7b715c
  6. #675f4d
  7. #524c3d
  8. #3e392e
  9. #29261f
  10. #15130f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdbd99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdbd99
  2. #d2c4a3
  3. #d7caad
  4. #dcd1b8
  5. #e1d7c2
  6. #e6decc
  7. #ebe5d6
  8. #f0ebe0
  9. #f5f2eb
  10. #faf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdbd99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdbd99
  2. #c5b797
  3. #beb194
  4. #b6ab92
  5. #aea58f
  6. #a79f8d
  7. #9f988a
  8. #979288
  9. #8f8c85
  10. #888683
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4beb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bc97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cac09a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6b7b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9bc98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbbf9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2b9a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdbd99 {
  color: #cdbd99;
}
Background
.bg-cdbd99 {
  background-color: #cdbd99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdbd99 {
  border: 2px solid #cdbd99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdbd99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 189 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 34% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdbd99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdbd99, #c3cd99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdbd99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 189 153 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.98 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 5.39 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.26 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.28 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.54 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.26 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 9.46 #324266 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Ecru
#cdbd99  rgb(205, 189, 153)  hsl(42, 34%, 70%)  Ecru
#99a9cd  rgb(153, 169, 205)  hsl(222, 34%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99cdbd  rgb(153, 205, 189)  hsl(162, 34%, 70%)  Opal
#bd99cd  rgb(189, 153, 205)  hsl(282, 34%, 70%)  Wisteria