#cdc296

Color #cdc296

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 8.75 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc296

RGB

rgb(205, 194, 150)

HSL

hsl(48, 35.5%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 26.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.4%, 26.8%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(78.32, -3.02, 23.58)

LCH

lch(78.32, 23.77, 97.3)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.06, 95.74)

HWB

hwb(48, 58.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96a1cd

Analogous

#cda696

#cdc296

#bccd96

Triadic

#cdc296

#96cdc2

#c296cd

Split-complementary

#cdc296

#96bccd

#a696cd

Tetradic

#cdc296

#a1cd96

#96a1cd

#c296cd

Square

#cdc296

#96cda6

#96a1cd

#cd96bc

Shades

Color #cdc296 mixed toward black.

#baab6e

#a0904c

#786c39

#504826

#282413

Tints

Color #cdc296 mixed toward white.

#d5cca7

#ded6b9

#e6e0ca

#eeebdc

#f7f5ed

Tones

Color #cdc296 mixed toward gray.

#c8bf9b

#c4bc9f

#bfbaa4

#bbb7a8

#b6b4ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8a2 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#c9caa5 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#ccabad · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc296;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc296]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#cdc296 (#cdc296) is rgb(205, 194, 150) in RGB.

No, #cdc296 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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