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#CDC97A

#cdc97a ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdc97a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 78.82% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.95% magenta, 40.49% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 57.11°, with 45.36% saturation and 64.12% 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 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 4.61.

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Relative luminance0.5616

Complementary

  1. #cdc97a
  2. #7a7ecd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc97a
  2. #7aa8cd
  3. #a07acd

Analogous

  1. #cda07a
  2. #cdc97a
  3. #a8cd7a

Triadic

  1. #cdc97a
  2. #7acdc9
  3. #c97acd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc97a
  2. #7ecd7a
  3. #7a7ecd
  4. #c97acd

Square

  1. #cdc97a
  2. #7acda0
  3. #7a7ecd
  4. #cd7aa8

Monochromatic

  1. #7e7b30
  2. #b6b144
  3. #cdc97a
  4. #e2e0b2
  5. #f7f6e9

Shades

#cdc97a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc97a
  2. #b9b56e
  3. #a4a162
  4. #908d55
  5. #7b7949
  6. #67653d
  7. #525031
  8. #3e3c25
  9. #292818
  10. #15140c
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc97a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc97a
  2. #d2ce87
  3. #d7d495
  4. #dcd9a2
  5. #e1dfaf
  6. #e6e4bd
  7. #ebe9ca
  8. #f0efd7
  9. #f5f4e4
  10. #fafaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc97a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc97a
  2. #c5c27b
  3. #beba7b
  4. #b6b37c
  5. #aeac7c
  6. #a7a57d
  7. #9f9d7e
  8. #97967e
  9. #8f8f7f
  10. #88877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9c7ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5c374 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c77d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8c0b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2c676 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c87c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4c3a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc97a {
  color: #cdc97a;
}
Background
.bg-cdc97a {
  background-color: #cdc97a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc97a {
  border: 2px solid #cdc97a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc97a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 201 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 45% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc97a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc97a, #a8cd7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc97a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 201 122 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 4.61 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.99 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.59 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.97 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.00 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.30 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.78 #323685 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#cdc97a  rgb(205, 201, 122)  hsl(57, 45%, 64%)  Dark Khaki
#7a7ecd  rgb(122, 126, 205)  hsl(237, 45%, 64%)  Glaucous
#7acdc9  rgb(122, 205, 201)  hsl(177, 45%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise
#c97acd  rgb(201, 122, 205)  hsl(297, 45%, 64%)  Orchid