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#CDC38E

#cdc38e ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cdc38e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 76.47% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.88% magenta, 30.73% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 50.48°, with 38.65% saturation and 68.04% 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 11.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5396

Complementary

  1. #cdc38e
  2. #8e98cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc38e
  2. #8eb7cd
  3. #a48ecd

Analogous

  1. #cda48e
  2. #cdc38e
  3. #b7cd8e

Triadic

  1. #cdc38e
  2. #8ecdc3
  3. #c38ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc38e
  2. #98cd8e
  3. #8e98cd
  4. #c38ecd

Square

  1. #cdc38e
  2. #8ecda4
  3. #8e98cd
  4. #cd8eb7

Monochromatic

  1. #867b3c
  2. #b6a759
  3. #cdc38e
  4. #e4dfc3
  5. #f9f7f1

Shades

#cdc38e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc38e
  2. #b9b080
  3. #a49c72
  4. #908963
  5. #7b7555
  6. #676247
  7. #524e39
  8. #3e3b2b
  9. #29271c
  10. #15140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc38e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc38e
  2. #d2c999
  3. #d7cfa5
  4. #dcd5b0
  5. #e1dbbb
  6. #e6e1c7
  7. #ebe7d2
  8. #f0eddd
  9. #f5f3e8
  10. #faf9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc38e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc38e
  2. #c5bc8d
  3. #beb68b
  4. #b6af8a
  5. #aea888
  6. #a7a287
  7. #9f9b86
  8. #979484
  9. #8f8d83
  10. #888781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7c2b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdc08a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0c490 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7bcb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdc18c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfc38f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3bfa7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc38e {
  color: #cdc38e;
}
Background
.bg-cdc38e {
  background-color: #cdc38e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc38e {
  border: 2px solid #cdc38e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc38e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 195 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 39% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc38e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc38e, #b7cd8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc38e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 195 142 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 3.99 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 4.72 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.13 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.24 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.56 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.66 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.09 #323c71 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Sage
#cdc38e  rgb(205, 195, 142)  hsl(50, 39%, 68%)  Sage
#8e98cd  rgb(142, 152, 205)  hsl(230, 39%, 68%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8ecdc3  rgb(142, 205, 195)  hsl(170, 39%, 68%)  Medium Turquoise
#c38ecd  rgb(195, 142, 205)  hsl(290, 39%, 68%)  Wisteria