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#CDCAB9

#cdcab9 ≈ Bone

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cdcab9 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 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.46% magenta, 9.76% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 51°, with 16.67% saturation and 76.47% 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 12.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bone (#e3dac9), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5872

Complementary

  1. #cdcab9
  2. #b9bccd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcab9
  2. #b9c6cd
  3. #c0b9cd

Analogous

  1. #cdc0b9
  2. #cdcab9
  3. #c6cdb9

Triadic

  1. #cdcab9
  2. #b9cdca
  3. #cab9cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcab9
  2. #bccdb9
  3. #b9bccd
  4. #cab9cd

Square

  1. #cdcab9
  2. #b9cdc0
  3. #b9bccd
  4. #cdb9c6

Monochromatic

  1. #8a8463
  2. #ada88c
  3. #cdcab9
  4. #edece6
  5. #f7f6f3

Shades

#cdcab9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcab9
  2. #b9b6a7
  3. #a4a294
  4. #908d82
  5. #7b796f
  6. #67655d
  7. #52514a
  8. #3e3d38
  9. #292825
  10. #151413
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcab9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcab9
  2. #d2cfc0
  3. #d7d5c7
  4. #dcdace
  5. #e1dfd5
  6. #e6e5dc
  7. #ebeae3
  8. #f0efea
  9. #f5f4f1
  10. #fafaf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcab9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcab9
  2. #c5c3b3
  3. #bebbae
  4. #b6b4a8
  5. #aeaca2
  6. #a7a59d
  7. #9f9e97
  8. #979691
  9. #8f8f8b
  10. #888786
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcac3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cec9b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfcaba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1c7c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdc9b8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cecab9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfc8c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcab9 {
  color: #cdcab9;
}
Background
.bg-cdcab9 {
  background-color: #cdcab9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcab9 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcab9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcab9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 202 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 17% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcab9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcab9, #c6cdb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcab9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 202 185 / 0.35);
}

#e3dac9 Bone ΔE 5.05 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 6.42 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.55 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 7.58 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.86 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.03 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.03 #323546 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Bone
#cdcab9  rgb(205, 202, 185)  hsl(51, 17%, 76%)  Bone
#b9bccd  rgb(185, 188, 205)  hsl(231, 17%, 76%)  Light Steel Blue
#b9cdca  rgb(185, 205, 202)  hsl(171, 17%, 76%)  Opal
#cab9cd  rgb(202, 185, 205)  hsl(291, 17%, 76%)  Thistle