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C8CDAE

#C8CDAE closest to Bitter Melon

#C8CDAE is a light, muted green; the closest named color is Bitter Melon. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 80.4% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(200, 205, 174)). Its HSL value is 70° hue, 24% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. #C8CDAE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.80:1.

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Variations of #C8CDAE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C8CDAE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C8CDAE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8CDAE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D2CAAF
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2CAAC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFCBAD
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D2CAAF
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CFCBAF
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CCC9C4
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C9CBB9
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9CBC3

#C8CDAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.64:1 Very poor#C8CDAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.80:1 Super#C8CDAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8CDAE in CSS

/* Bitter Melon */
.color { color: #C8CDAE; }
.background { background-color: #C8CDAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8CDAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 205 174);
color: hsl(70 24% 74%);
color: oklch(0.836 0.042 114.8);

#C8CDAE FAQ

What color is #C8CDAE?

#C8CDAE is a light, muted green. Its closest named color is Bitter Melon. It belongs to the green color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C8CDAE?

#C8CDAE is rgb(200, 205, 174) in RGB, hsl(70, 24%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 15%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8CDAE?

The complementary color of #C8CDAE is #B3AECD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8CDAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8CDAE: 12.80:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8CDAE a warm or cool color?

#C8CDAE is a warm color.