#cdcec1

Color #cdcec1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Light Gray #d3d3d3 · ΔE 7.22 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#cdcec1

RGB

rgb(205, 206, 193)

HSL

hsl(64.6, 11.7%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(64.6, 6.3%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 6.3%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(82.36, -2.65, 6.34)

LCH

lch(82.36, 6.87, 112.68)

OKLCH

oklch(84.7%, 0.0177, 110.48)

HWB

hwb(64.6, 75.7%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2c1ce

Analogous

#cec8c1

#cdcec1

#c6cec1

Triadic

#cdcec1

#c1cdce

#cec1cd

Split-complementary

#cdcec1

#c1c6ce

#c8c1ce

Tetradic

#cdcec1

#c1cec2

#c2c1ce

#cec1cd

Square

#cdcec1

#c1cec8

#c2c1ce

#cec1c6

Shades

Color #cdcec1 mixed toward black.

#afb19c

#919377

#6e6f58

#494a3b

#25251d

Tints

Color #cdcec1 mixed toward white.

#d5d6cb

#deded6

#e6e6e0

#eeefea

#f7f7f5

Tones

Color #cdcec1 mixed toward gray.

#cccdc2

#cbccc3

#cacbc4

#c9cac5

#c8c8c6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

13.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (13.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cdcdc4 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#cdcdc5 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#cdc7c7 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#cdcdcd · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #cdcec1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#cdcec1]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#cdcec1 (#cdcec1) is rgb(205, 206, 193) in RGB.

No, #cdcec1 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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