#cdcdc9

Color #cdcdc9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 3.1 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#cdcdc9

RGB

rgb(205, 205, 201)

HSL

hsl(60, 3.8%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 2%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 2%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(82.3, -0.72, 1.99)

LCH

lch(82.3, 2.12, 109.89)

OKLCH

oklch(84.7%, 0.0054, 107.1)

HWB

hwb(60, 78.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9c9cd

Analogous

#cdcbc9

#cdcdc9

#cbcdc9

Triadic

#cdcdc9

#c9cdcd

#cdc9cd

Split-complementary

#cdcdc9

#c9cbcd

#cbc9cd

Tetradic

#cdcdc9

#c9cdc9

#c9c9cd

#cdc9cd

Square

#cdcdc9

#c9cdcb

#c9c9cd

#cdc9cb

Shades

Color #cdcdc9 mixed toward black.

#acaca6

#8c8c83

#696962

#464641

#232321

Tints

Color #cdcdc9 mixed toward white.

#d5d5d2

#dededb

#e6e6e4

#eeeeed

#f7f7f6

Tones

Color #cdcdc9 mixed toward gray.

#cdcdc9

#ccccca

#cbcbcb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcdca · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#cdcdca · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#cdcbcb · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 2.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #cdcdc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdcdc9]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#cdcdc9 (#cdcdc9) is rgb(205, 205, 201) in RGB.

No, #cdcdc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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