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#cdcaaa ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cdcaaa is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 79.22% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.46% magenta, 17.07% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 54.86°, with 25.93% saturation and 73.53% 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 12.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.26.

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Relative luminance0.5812

Complementary

  1. #cdcaaa
  2. #aaadcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcaaa
  2. #aabfcd
  3. #b9aacd

Analogous

  1. #cdb9aa
  2. #cdcaaa
  3. #bfcdaa

Triadic

  1. #cdcaaa
  2. #aacdca
  3. #caaacd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcaaa
  2. #adcdaa
  3. #aaadcd
  4. #caaacd

Square

  1. #cdcaaa
  2. #aacdb9
  3. #aaadcd
  4. #cdaabf

Monochromatic

  1. #8c8752
  2. #b1ac7a
  3. #cdcaaa
  4. #e9e8da
  5. #f7f7f2

Shades

#cdcaaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcaaa
  2. #b9b699
  3. #a4a288
  4. #908d77
  5. #7b7966
  6. #676555
  7. #525144
  8. #3e3d33
  9. #292822
  10. #151411
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcaaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcaaa
  2. #d2cfb3
  3. #d7d5bb
  4. #dcdac4
  5. #e1dfcc
  6. #e6e5d5
  7. #ebeadd
  8. #f0efe6
  9. #f5f4ee
  10. #fafaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcaaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcaaa
  2. #c5c3a6
  3. #bebba2
  4. #b6b49d
  5. #aeac99
  6. #a7a595
  7. #9f9e91
  8. #97968d
  9. #8f8f88
  10. #888784
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac9bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0c7a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c9ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3c5c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfc8a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0caab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0c7b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcaaa {
  color: #cdcaaa;
}
Background
.bg-cdcaaa {
  background-color: #cdcaaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcaaa {
  border: 2px solid #cdcaaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcaaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 202 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 26% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcaaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcaaa, #bfcdaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcaaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 202 170 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.26 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 7.31 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.98 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.77 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 9.01 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.46 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 9.53 #323555 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Sage
#cdcaaa  rgb(205, 202, 170)  hsl(55, 26%, 74%)  Sage
#aaadcd  rgb(170, 173, 205)  hsl(235, 26%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aacdca  rgb(170, 205, 202)  hsl(175, 26%, 74%)  Opal
#caaacd  rgb(202, 170, 205)  hsl(295, 26%, 74%)  Lilac