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#CDCBAE

#cdcbae ≈ Pearl

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cdcbae is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 79.61% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.98% magenta, 15.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 56.13°, 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 12.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pearl (#eae0c8), ΔE 6.98.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5875

Complementary

  1. #cdcbae
  2. #aeb0cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcbae
  2. #aebfcd
  3. #bbaecd

Analogous

  1. #cdbbae
  2. #cdcbae
  3. #bfcdae

Triadic

  1. #cdcbae
  2. #aecdcb
  3. #cbaecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcbae
  2. #b0cdae
  3. #aeb0cd
  4. #cbaecd

Square

  1. #cdcbae
  2. #aecdbb
  3. #aeb0cd
  4. #cdaebf

Monochromatic

  1. #8c8856
  2. #b0ad7f
  3. #cdcbae
  4. #eae9dd
  5. #f7f7f2

Shades

#cdcbae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcbae
  2. #b9b79d
  3. #a4a28b
  4. #908e7a
  5. #7b7a68
  6. #676657
  7. #525146
  8. #3e3d34
  9. #292923
  10. #151411
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcbae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcbae
  2. #d2d0b6
  3. #d7d5be
  4. #dcdbc6
  5. #e1e0ce
  6. #e6e5d7
  7. #ebeadf
  8. #f0efe7
  9. #f5f5ef
  10. #fafaf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcbae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcbae
  2. #c5c4a9
  3. #bebca5
  4. #b6b5a0
  5. #aead9c
  6. #a7a697
  7. #9f9e92
  8. #97978e
  9. #8f8f89
  10. #888885
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcabf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1c9ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2caaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2c7c3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfcaad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0cbaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0c9bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcbae {
  color: #cdcbae;
}
Background
.bg-cdcbae {
  background-color: #cdcbae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcbae {
  border: 2px solid #cdcbae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcbae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 203 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 24% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcbae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcbae, #bfcdae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcbae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 203 174 / 0.35);
}

#eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 6.98 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.07 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 7.41 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 8.49 #f5f5dc Beige ΔE 9.56 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.62 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.64 #323451 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Pearl
#cdcbae  rgb(205, 203, 174)  hsl(56, 24%, 74%)  Pearl
#aeb0cd  rgb(174, 176, 205)  hsl(236, 24%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aecdcb  rgb(174, 205, 203)  hsl(176, 24%, 74%)  Opal
#cbaecd  rgb(203, 174, 205)  hsl(296, 24%, 74%)  Lilac