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#CDCF8A

#cdcf8a ≈ Dark Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdcf8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 81.18% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.97% cyan, 0% magenta, 33.33% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 61.74°, with 41.82% saturation and 67.65% 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 12.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Khaki (#bdb76b), ΔE 6.54.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5944

Complementary

  1. #cdcf8a
  2. #8c8acf

Split complementary

  1. #cdcf8a
  2. #8aabcf
  3. #af8acf

Analogous

  1. #cfaf8a
  2. #cdcf8a
  3. #abcf8a

Triadic

  1. #cdcf8a
  2. #8acdcf
  3. #cf8acd

Tetradic

  1. #cdcf8a
  2. #8acf8c
  3. #8c8acf
  4. #cf8acd

Square

  1. #cdcf8a
  2. #8acfaf
  3. #8c8acf
  4. #cf8aab

Monochromatic

  1. #868838
  2. #b6b954
  3. #cdcf8a
  4. #e4e5c0
  5. #f9f9f1

Shades

#cdcf8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdcf8a
  2. #b9ba7c
  3. #a4a66e
  4. #909161
  5. #7b7c53
  6. #676845
  7. #525337
  8. #3e3e29
  9. #29291c
  10. #15150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdcf8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdcf8a
  2. #d2d496
  3. #d7d9a1
  4. #dcddad
  5. #e1e2b9
  6. #e6e7c5
  7. #ebecd0
  8. #f0f1dc
  9. #f5f5e8
  10. #fafaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdcf8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdcf8a
  2. #c5c789
  3. #bebf88
  4. #b6b787
  5. #aeaf86
  6. #a7a885
  7. #9fa084
  8. #979883
  9. #8f9082
  10. #888881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccccb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac985 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dacc8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6c7bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5cc87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5cd8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3caab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdcf8a {
  color: #cdcf8a;
}
Background
.bg-cdcf8a {
  background-color: #cdcf8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdcf8a {
  border: 2px solid #cdcf8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdcf8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 207 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 42% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdcf8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdcf8a, #abcf8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdcf8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 207 138 / 0.35);
}

#bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.54 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.78 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.34 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.49 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.58 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.69 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.98 #323075 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Dark Khaki
#cdcf8a  rgb(205, 207, 138)  hsl(62, 42%, 68%)  Dark Khaki
#8c8acf  rgb(140, 138, 207)  hsl(242, 42%, 68%)  Purple Mountain Majesty
#8acdcf  rgb(138, 205, 207)  hsl(182, 42%, 68%)  Powder Blue
#cf8acd  rgb(207, 138, 205)  hsl(302, 42%, 68%)  Plum