#cdc79c

Color #cdc79c

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 11.1 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc79c

RGB

rgb(205, 199, 156)

HSL

hsl(52.7, 32.9%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.7, 23.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 23.9%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(79.74, -4.79, 22.34)

LCH

lch(79.74, 22.85, 102.1)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0578, 100.98)

HWB

hwb(52.7, 61.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca2cd

Analogous

#cdaf9c

#cdc79c

#bbcd9c

Triadic

#cdc79c

#9ccdc7

#c79ccd

Split-complementary

#cdc79c

#9cbbcd

#af9ccd

Tetradic

#cdc79c

#a2cd9c

#9ca2cd

#c79ccd

Square

#cdc79c

#9ccdaf

#9ca2cd

#cd9cbb

Shades

Color #cdc79c mixed toward black.

#b9b074

#a09651

#78713d

#504b28

#282614

Tints

Color #cdc79c mixed toward white.

#d5d0ad

#dedabd

#e6e3ce

#eeecde

#f7f6ef

Tones

Color #cdc79c mixed toward gray.

#c9c4a0

#c5c1a4

#c1bea8

#bdbbac

#b9b8b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacaa8 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#cbcbaa · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#cdb0b2 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#c6c6c6 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc79c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc79c]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Gold #ffd700

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#cdc79c (#cdc79c) is rgb(205, 199, 156) in RGB.

No, #cdc79c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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