#cdc8aa

Color #cdc8aa

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 13.18 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc8aa

RGB

rgb(205, 200, 170)

HSL

hsl(51.4, 25.9%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.4, 17.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 17.1%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(80.29, -3.26, 15.65)

LCH

lch(80.29, 15.99, 101.77)

OKLCH

oklch(82.9%, 0.0409, 99.44)

HWB

hwb(51.4, 66.7%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaafcd

Analogous

#cdb6aa

#cdc8aa

#c0cdaa

Triadic

#cdc8aa

#aacdc8

#c8aacd

Split-complementary

#cdc8aa

#aac0cd

#b6aacd

Tetradic

#cdc8aa

#afcdaa

#aaafcd

#c8aacd

Square

#cdc8aa

#aacdb6

#aaafcd

#cdaac0

Shades

Color #cdc8aa mixed toward black.

#b6ae83

#9d945d

#766f45

#4f4a2e

#272517

Tints

Color #cdc8aa mixed toward white.

#d5d1b8

#dedac6

#e6e3d4

#eeede3

#f7f6f1

Tones

Color #cdc8aa mixed toward gray.

#cac6ad

#c7c4b0

#c4c2b3

#c1c0b6

#bebeb9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbb2 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#cbccb4 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#cdb8b9 · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc8aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc8aa]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#cdc8aa (#cdc8aa) is rgb(205, 200, 170) in RGB.

No, #cdc8aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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