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#CDCD99

#cdcd99 ≈ Sage

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#cdcd99 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 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 25.37% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 34.21% saturation and 70.2% 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 12.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 5.44.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5894

Complementary

  1. #cdcd99
  2. #9999cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdcd99
  2. #99b3cd
  3. #b399cd

Analogous

  1. #cdb399
  2. #cdcd99
  3. #b3cd99

Triadic

  1. #cdcd99
  2. #99cdcd
  3. #cd99cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcd99
  2. #99cd99
  3. #9999cd
  4. #cd99cd

Square

  1. #cdcd99
  2. #99cdb3
  3. #9999cd
  4. #cd99b3

Monochromatic

  1. #8a8a43
  2. #b4b466
  3. #cdcd99
  4. #e6e6cc
  5. #f8f8f1

Shades

#cdcd99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcd99
  2. #b9b98a
  3. #a4a47a
  4. #90906b
  5. #7b7b5c
  6. #67674d
  7. #52523d
  8. #3e3e2e
  9. #29291f
  10. #15150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcd99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcd99
  2. #d2d2a3
  3. #d7d7ad
  4. #dcdcb8
  5. #e1e1c2
  6. #e6e6cc
  7. #ebebd6
  8. #f0f0e0
  9. #f5f5eb
  10. #fafaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcd99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcd99
  2. #c5c597
  3. #bebe94
  4. #b6b692
  5. #aeae8f
  6. #a7a78d
  7. #9f9f8a
  8. #979788
  9. #8f8f85
  10. #888883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbcbb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c996 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7cb9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5c6bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2ca97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3cc9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2c9b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcd99 {
  color: #cdcd99;
}
Background
.bg-cdcd99 {
  background-color: #cdcd99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcd99 {
  border: 2px solid #cdcd99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcd99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 205 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 34% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcd99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcd99, #b3cd99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcd99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 205 153 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 5.44 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.93 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.60 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.91 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.26 #faf0be Blond ΔE 9.04 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 9.58 #323266 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Sage
#cdcd99  rgb(205, 205, 153)  hsl(60, 34%, 70%)  Sage
#9999cd  rgb(153, 153, 205)  hsl(240, 34%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99cdcd  rgb(153, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 34%, 70%)  Powder Blue
#cd99cd  rgb(205, 153, 205)  hsl(300, 34%, 70%)  Plum