#cdcec5

Color #cdcec5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 5.21 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#cdcec5

RGB

rgb(205, 206, 197)

HSL

hsl(66.7, 8.4%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66.7, 4.4%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 4.4%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(82.46, -1.95, 4.35)

LCH

lch(82.46, 4.77, 114.15)

OKLCH

oklch(84.8%, 0.0123, 111.97)

HWB

hwb(66.7, 77.3%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c5ce

Analogous

#cecac5

#cdcec5

#c8cec5

Triadic

#cdcec5

#c5cdce

#cec5cd

Split-complementary

#cdcec5

#c5c8ce

#cac5ce

Tetradic

#cdcec5

#c5cec6

#c6c5ce

#cec5cd

Square

#cdcec5

#c5ceca

#c6c5ce

#cec5c8

Shades

Color #cdcec5 mixed toward black.

#aeafa1

#8e907c

#6b6d5c

#48493e

#24241f

Tints

Color #cdcec5 mixed toward white.

#d5d6cf

#deded8

#e6e6e2

#eeefec

#f7f7f5

Tones

Color #cdcec5 mixed toward gray.

#cccdc6

#ccccc6

#cbccc7

#cbcbc8

#cacac9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcdc7 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#cdcdc8 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#cdc9c9 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdcec5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdcec5]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#cdcec5 (#cdcec5) is rgb(205, 206, 197) in RGB.

No, #cdcec5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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