#cdc9b9

Color #cdc9b9

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.17 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#cdc9b9

RGB

rgb(205, 201, 185)

HSL

hsl(48, 16.7%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 9.8%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2%, 9.8%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(80.88, -1.39, 8.49)

LCH

lch(80.88, 8.6, 99.3)

OKLCH

oklch(83.5%, 0.0223, 95.4)

HWB

hwb(48, 72.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bdcd

Analogous

#cdbfb9

#cdc9b9

#c7cdb9

Triadic

#cdc9b9

#b9cdc9

#c9b9cd

Split-complementary

#cdc9b9

#b9c7cd

#bfb9cd

Tetradic

#cdc9b9

#bdcdb9

#b9bdcd

#c9b9cd

Square

#cdc9b9

#b9cdbf

#b9bdcd

#cdb9c7

Shades

Color #cdc9b9 mixed toward black.

#b2ac93

#978f6d

#726b51

#4c4836

#26241b

Tints

Color #cdc9b9 mixed toward white.

#d5d2c5

#dedbd0

#e6e4dc

#eeede8

#f7f6f3

Tones

Color #cdc9b9 mixed toward gray.

#cbc8bb

#cac7bc

#c8c6be

#c6c5c0

#c5c4c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cbcbbd · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#ccccbe · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#cdc0c1 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 7.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #cdc9b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdc9b9]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#cdc9b9 (#cdc9b9) is rgb(205, 201, 185) in RGB.

No, #cdc9b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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