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#CDC69B

#cdc69b ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cdc69b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 77.65% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.41% magenta, 24.39% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 51.6°, with 33.33% saturation and 70.59% 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 12.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.5573

Complementary

  1. #cdc69b
  2. #9ba2cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc69b
  2. #9bbbcd
  3. #ad9bcd

Analogous

  1. #cdad9b
  2. #cdc69b
  3. #bbcd9b

Triadic

  1. #cdc69b
  2. #9bcdc6
  3. #c69bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc69b
  2. #a2cd9b
  3. #9ba2cd
  4. #c69bcd

Square

  1. #cdc69b
  2. #9bcdad
  3. #9ba2cd
  4. #cd9bbb

Monochromatic

  1. #8a8045
  2. #b3a968
  3. #cdc69b
  4. #e7e3ce
  5. #f8f7f1

Shades

#cdc69b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc69b
  2. #b9b28c
  3. #a49e7c
  4. #908b6d
  5. #7b775d
  6. #67634e
  7. #524f3e
  8. #3e3b2f
  9. #29281f
  10. #151410
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc69b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc69b
  2. #d2cca5
  3. #d7d1af
  4. #dcd7b9
  5. #e1ddc3
  6. #e6e3cd
  7. #ebe8d7
  8. #f0eee1
  9. #f5f4eb
  10. #faf9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc69b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc69b
  2. #c5bf98
  3. #beb896
  4. #b6b193
  5. #aeaa90
  6. #a7a38e
  7. #9f9c8b
  8. #979588
  9. #8f8e85
  10. #888783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8c5b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec398 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c69c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5c0ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cec499 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfc69c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2c2af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc69b {
  color: #cdc69b;
}
Background
.bg-cdc69b {
  background-color: #cdc69b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc69b {
  border: 2px solid #cdc69b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc69b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 198 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 33% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc69b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc69b, #bbcd9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc69b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 198 155 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 4.12 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.05 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 8.30 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.43 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 8.69 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 8.75 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.15 #323964 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Sage
#cdc69b  rgb(205, 198, 155)  hsl(52, 33%, 71%)  Sage
#9ba2cd  rgb(155, 162, 205)  hsl(232, 33%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9bcdc6  rgb(155, 205, 198)  hsl(172, 33%, 71%)  Opal
#c69bcd  rgb(198, 155, 205)  hsl(292, 33%, 71%)  Wisteria