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#CDCD91

#cdcd91 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cdcd91 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 80.39% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 29.27% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 37.5% saturation and 68.63% 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 Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5869

Complementary

  1. #cdcd91
  2. #9191cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd91
  2. #91afcd
  3. #af91cd

Analogous

  1. #cdaf91
  2. #cdcd91
  3. #afcd91

Triadic

  1. #cdcd91
  2. #91cdcd
  3. #cd91cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd91
  2. #91cd91
  3. #9191cd
  4. #cd91cd

Square

  1. #cdcd91
  2. #91cdaf
  3. #9191cd
  4. #cd91af

Monochromatic

  1. #87873e
  2. #b5b55c
  3. #cdcd91
  4. #e5e5c6
  5. #f9f9f1

Shades

#cdcd91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd91
  2. #b9b983
  3. #a4a474
  4. #909066
  5. #7b7b57
  6. #676749
  7. #52523a
  8. #3e3e2c
  9. #29291d
  10. #15150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd91
  2. #d2d29c
  3. #d7d7a7
  4. #dcdcb2
  5. #e1e1bd
  6. #e6e6c8
  7. #ebebd3
  8. #f0f0de
  9. #f5f5e9
  10. #fafaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd91
  2. #c5c58f
  3. #bebe8e
  4. #b6b68c
  5. #aeae8a
  6. #a7a789
  7. #9f9f87
  8. #979785
  9. #8f8f83
  10. #888882
  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 #cbcbb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c88d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8cb93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6c6bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3ca8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4cc92 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2c9ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd91 {
  color: #cdcd91;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd91 {
  background-color: #cdcd91;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd91 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 38% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd91, #afcd91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 145 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.98 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.73 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.80 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.59 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.36 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 8.44 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.47 #32326e Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Sage
#cdcd91  rgb(205, 205, 145)  hsl(60, 38%, 69%)  Sage
#9191cd  rgb(145, 145, 205)  hsl(240, 38%, 69%)  Cool Gray
#91cdcd  rgb(145, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 38%, 69%)  Powder Blue
#cd91cd  rgb(205, 145, 205)  hsl(300, 38%, 69%)  Plum