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#CED9BC

#ced9bc ≈ Beige

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#ced9bc is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 85.1% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.36% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 82.76°, with 27.62% saturation and 79.41% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Beige (#f5f5dc), ΔE 8.14.

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Relative luminance0.6638

Complementary

  1. #ced9bc
  2. #c7bcd9

Split complementary

  1. #ced9bc
  2. #bcbfd9
  3. #d5bcd9

Analogous

  1. #d9d5bc
  2. #ced9bc
  3. #bfd9bc

Triadic

  1. #ced9bc
  2. #bcced9
  3. #d9bcce

Tetradic

  1. #ced9bc
  2. #bcd9c7
  3. #c7bcd9
  4. #d9bcce

Square

  1. #ced9bc
  2. #bcd9d5
  3. #c7bcd9
  4. #d9bcbf

Monochromatic

  1. #86a15b
  2. #aabd8b
  3. #ced9bc
  4. #f2f5ed
  5. #f5f8f2

Shades

#ced9bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ced9bc
  2. #b9c3a9
  3. #a5ae96
  4. #909884
  5. #7c8271
  6. #676d5e
  7. #52574b
  8. #3e4138
  9. #292b26
  10. #151613
  11. #000000

Tints

#ced9bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ced9bc
  2. #d3ddc3
  3. #d8e1c9
  4. #dde4d0
  5. #e2e8d7
  6. #e7ecde
  7. #ebf0e4
  8. #f0f4eb
  9. #f5f7f2
  10. #fafbf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ced9bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ced9bc
  2. #c6d0b6
  3. #bec7b0
  4. #b7beaa
  5. #afb5a4
  6. #a7ad9e
  7. #9fa498
  8. #979b92
  9. #90928c
  10. #888986
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2d6cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddd5ba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbd5bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0d6d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7d7bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6d6bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfd7c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ced9bc {
  color: #ced9bc;
}
Background
.bg-ced9bc {
  background-color: #ced9bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ced9bc {
  border: 2px solid #ced9bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ced9bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 217 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 83 28% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ced9bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ced9bc, #bfd9bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ced9bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 217 188 / 0.35);
}

#f5f5dc Beige ΔE 8.14 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 8.19 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 8.98 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 9.38 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 9.59 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.61 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.67 #312643 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Beige
#ced9bc  rgb(206, 217, 188)  hsl(83, 28%, 79%)  Beige
#c7bcd9  rgb(199, 188, 217)  hsl(263, 28%, 79%)  Languid Lavender
#bcced9  rgb(188, 206, 217)  hsl(203, 28%, 79%)  Pale Aqua
#d9bcce  rgb(217, 188, 206)  hsl(323, 28%, 79%)  Thistle