#cdc8ae

Color #cdc8ae

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 14.15 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc8ae

RGB

rgb(205, 200, 174)

HSL

hsl(50.3, 23.7%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.3, 15.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 15.1%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(80.37, -2.64, 13.64)

LCH

lch(80.37, 13.89, 100.95)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.0357, 98.06)

HWB

hwb(50.3, 68.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb3cd

Analogous

#cdb8ae

#cdc8ae

#c2cdae

Triadic

#cdc8ae

#aecdc8

#c8aecd

Split-complementary

#cdc8ae

#aec2cd

#b8aecd

Tetradic

#cdc8ae

#b3cdae

#aeb3cd

#c8aecd

Square

#cdc8ae

#aecdb8

#aeb3cd

#cdaec2

Shades

Color #cdc8ae mixed toward black.

#b5ad87

#9c9360

#756e48

#4e4930

#272518

Tints

Color #cdc8ae mixed toward white.

#d5d1bb

#dedac9

#e6e3d6

#eeede4

#f7f6f1

Tones

Color #cdc8ae mixed toward gray.

#cac6b1

#c8c4b3

#c5c3b6

#c3c1b8

#c0bfbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbb5 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#cbccb6 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#cdbabb · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#c7c7c7 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc8ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc8ae]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#cdc8ae (#cdc8ae) is rgb(205, 200, 174) in RGB.

No, #cdc8ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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