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#CDC18D

#cdc18d ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdc18d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 75.69% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.85% magenta, 31.22% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 48.75°, with 39.02% saturation and 67.84% 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 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.5304

Complementary

  1. #cdc18d
  2. #8d99cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc18d
  2. #8db9cd
  3. #a18dcd

Analogous

  1. #cda18d
  2. #cdc18d
  3. #b9cd8d

Triadic

  1. #cdc18d
  2. #8dcdc1
  3. #c18dcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc18d
  2. #99cd8d
  3. #8d99cd
  4. #c18dcd

Square

  1. #cdc18d
  2. #8dcda1
  3. #8d99cd
  4. #cd8db9

Monochromatic

  1. #86783b
  2. #b6a458
  3. #cdc18d
  4. #e4dec2
  5. #f9f7f1

Shades

#cdc18d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc18d
  2. #b9ae7f
  3. #a49a71
  4. #908763
  5. #7b7455
  6. #676147
  7. #524d38
  8. #3e3a2a
  9. #29271c
  10. #15130e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc18d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc18d
  2. #d2c798
  3. #d7cda4
  4. #dcd4af
  5. #e1dabb
  6. #e6e0c6
  7. #ebe6d1
  8. #f0ecdd
  9. #f5f3e8
  10. #faf9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc18d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc18d
  2. #c5bb8c
  3. #beb48a
  4. #b6ae89
  5. #aea788
  6. #a7a187
  7. #9f9a85
  8. #979484
  9. #8f8d83
  10. #888781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6c1ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbbe8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfc28f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7b9b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccbf8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cec28e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3bda5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc18d {
  color: #cdc18d;
}
Background
.bg-cdc18d {
  background-color: #cdc18d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc18d {
  border: 2px solid #cdc18d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc18d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 193 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 39% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc18d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc18d, #b9cd8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc18d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 193 141 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.03 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.05 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.26 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 8.28 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.40 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.59 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 9.02 #323e72 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Sage
#cdc18d  rgb(205, 193, 141)  hsl(49, 39%, 68%)  Sage
#8d99cd  rgb(141, 153, 205)  hsl(229, 39%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8dcdc1  rgb(141, 205, 193)  hsl(169, 39%, 68%)  Medium Turquoise
#c18dcd  rgb(193, 141, 205)  hsl(289, 39%, 68%)  Wisteria