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#CDC68C

#cdc68c ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdc68c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 77.65% green and 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.41% magenta, 31.71% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 53.54°, with 39.39% saturation and 67.65% 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.6.

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Relative luminance0.5526

Complementary

  1. #cdc68c
  2. #8c93cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc68c
  2. #8cb4cd
  3. #a68ccd

Analogous

  1. #cda68c
  2. #cdc68c
  3. #b4cd8c

Triadic

  1. #cdc68c
  2. #8ccdc6
  3. #c68ccd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc68c
  2. #93cd8c
  3. #8c93cd
  4. #c68ccd

Square

  1. #cdc68c
  2. #8ccda6
  3. #8c93cd
  4. #cd8cb4

Monochromatic

  1. #867e3a
  2. #b6ac57
  3. #cdc68c
  4. #e4e0c1
  5. #f9f8f1

Shades

#cdc68c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc68c
  2. #b9b27e
  3. #a49e70
  4. #908b62
  5. #7b7754
  6. #676346
  7. #524f38
  8. #3e3b2a
  9. #29281c
  10. #15140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc68c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc68c
  2. #d2cc98
  3. #d7d1a3
  4. #dcd7af
  5. #e1ddba
  6. #e6e3c6
  7. #ebe8d1
  8. #f0eedd
  9. #f5f4e8
  10. #faf9f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc68c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc68c
  2. #c5bf8b
  3. #beb88a
  4. #b6b188
  5. #aeaa87
  6. #a7a386
  7. #9f9c85
  8. #979584
  9. #8f8e82
  10. #888781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c5b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0c288 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c68e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7beb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfc48a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1c68d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c1a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc68c {
  color: #cdc68c;
}
Background
.bg-cdc68c {
  background-color: #cdc68c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc68c {
  border: 2px solid #cdc68c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc68c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 198 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 39% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc68c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc68c, #b4cd8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc68c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 198 140 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.60 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.59 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 5.93 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.88 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.89 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.36 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.38 #323973 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Sage
#cdc68c  rgb(205, 198, 140)  hsl(54, 39%, 68%)  Sage
#8c93cd  rgb(140, 147, 205)  hsl(234, 39%, 68%)  Cool Gray
#8ccdc6  rgb(140, 205, 198)  hsl(174, 39%, 68%)  Medium Turquoise
#c68ccd  rgb(198, 140, 205)  hsl(294, 39%, 68%)  Wisteria