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#cdcaae ≈ Pearl

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cdcaae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.46% magenta, 15.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 54.19°, with 23.66% saturation and 74.31% 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 12.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pearl (#eae0c8), ΔE 6.77.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5828

Complementary

  1. #cdcaae
  2. #aeb1cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcaae
  2. #aec0cd
  3. #baaecd

Analogous

  1. #cdbaae
  2. #cdcaae
  3. #c0cdae

Triadic

  1. #cdcaae
  2. #aecdca
  3. #caaecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcaae
  2. #b1cdae
  3. #aeb1cd
  4. #caaecd

Square

  1. #cdcaae
  2. #aecdba
  3. #aeb1cd
  4. #cdaec0

Monochromatic

  1. #8c8756
  2. #b0ab7f
  3. #cdcaae
  4. #eae9dd
  5. #f7f7f2

Shades

#cdcaae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcaae
  2. #b9b69d
  3. #a4a28b
  4. #908d7a
  5. #7b7968
  6. #676557
  7. #525146
  8. #3e3d34
  9. #292823
  10. #151411
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcaae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcaae
  2. #d2cfb6
  3. #d7d5be
  4. #dcdac6
  5. #e1dfce
  6. #e6e5d7
  7. #ebeadf
  8. #f0efe7
  9. #f5f4ef
  10. #fafaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcaae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcaae
  2. #c5c3a9
  3. #bebba5
  4. #b6b4a0
  5. #aeac9c
  6. #a7a597
  7. #9f9e92
  8. #97968e
  9. #8f8f89
  10. #888785
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cac9bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0c8ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1caaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2c6c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfc9ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfcaaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0c8ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcaae {
  color: #cdcaae;
}
Background
.bg-cdcaae {
  background-color: #cdcaae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcaae {
  border: 2px solid #cdcaae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcaae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 202 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 24% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcaae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcaae, #c0cdae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcaae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 202 174 / 0.35);
}

#eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 6.77 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.05 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.15 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 8.40 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.47 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.59 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 9.72 #323551 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Pearl
#cdcaae  rgb(205, 202, 174)  hsl(54, 24%, 74%)  Pearl
#aeb1cd  rgb(174, 177, 205)  hsl(234, 24%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aecdca  rgb(174, 205, 202)  hsl(174, 24%, 74%)  Opal
#caaecd  rgb(202, 174, 205)  hsl(294, 24%, 74%)  Lilac