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CBCDAE

#CBCDAE closest to Bitter Melon

#CBCDAE is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Bitter Melon. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 80.4% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(203, 205, 174)). Its HSL value is 64° hue, 24% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. #CBCDAE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.88:1.

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Variations of #CBCDAE

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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#CBCDAE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CBCDAEB0AECD
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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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#CBCDAE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D3CBAF
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2CAAC
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1CBAD
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3CBAF
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D0CCAF
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CFC9C4
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CCCBB9
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBCBC4

#CBCDAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.63:1 Very poor#CBCDAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.88:1 Super#CBCDAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBCDAE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 205 174);
color: hsl(64 24% 74%);
color: oklch(0.839 0.042 110.3);

#CBCDAE FAQ

What color is #CBCDAE?

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

What is the RGB value of #CBCDAE?

#CBCDAE is rgb(203, 205, 174) in RGB, hsl(64, 24%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 15%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBCDAE?

The complementary color of #CBCDAE is #B0AECD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBCDAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBCDAE: 12.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBCDAE a warm or cool color?

#CBCDAE is a warm color.