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#CDCD7E

#cdcd7e ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdcd7e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80.39% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 38.54% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 44.13% saturation and 64.9% 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 12.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5815

Complementary

  1. #cdcd7e
  2. #7e7ecd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd7e
  2. #7ea5cd
  3. #a57ecd

Analogous

  1. #cda57e
  2. #cdcd7e
  3. #a5cd7e

Triadic

  1. #cdcd7e
  2. #7ecdcd
  3. #cd7ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd7e
  2. #7ecd7e
  3. #7e7ecd
  4. #cd7ecd

Square

  1. #cdcd7e
  2. #7ecda5
  3. #7e7ecd
  4. #cd7ea5

Monochromatic

  1. #808032
  2. #b7b747
  3. #cdcd7e
  4. #e2e2b5
  5. #f8f8ec

Shades

#cdcd7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd7e
  2. #b9b971
  3. #a4a465
  4. #909058
  5. #7b7b4c
  6. #67673f
  7. #525232
  8. #3e3e26
  9. #292919
  10. #15150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd7e
  2. #d2d28b
  3. #d7d798
  4. #dcdca5
  5. #e1e1b2
  6. #e6e6bf
  7. #ebebcb
  8. #f0f0d8
  9. #f5f5e5
  10. #fafaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd7e
  2. #c5c57e
  3. #bebe7e
  4. #b6b67f
  5. #aeae7f
  6. #a7a77f
  7. #9f9f7f
  8. #97977f
  9. #8f8f80
  10. #888880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cacab0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c778 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #daca81 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7c4ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4c97a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5cb80 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3c8a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd7e {
  color: #cdcd7e;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd7e {
  background-color: #cdcd7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd7e {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 44% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd7e, #a5cd7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 126 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.63 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.07 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.80 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.93 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.27 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.70 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.23 #323281 Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#cdcd7e  rgb(205, 205, 126)  hsl(60, 44%, 65%)  Dark Khaki
#7e7ecd  rgb(126, 126, 205)  hsl(240, 44%, 65%)  Medium Purple
#7ecdcd  rgb(126, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 44%, 65%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd7ecd  rgb(205, 126, 205)  hsl(300, 44%, 65%)  Orchid