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CDCDAE

#CDCDAE closest to Bitter Melon

#CDCDAE is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Bitter Melon. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80.4% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(205, 205, 174)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 24% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% black. #CDCDAE is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.94:1.

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Variations of #CDCDAE

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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#CDCDAE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CDCDAEAEAECD
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Split complementary

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

CDCDAEAEBECDBEAECD
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

CDCDAECDBEAEBECDAE
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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.

CDCDAEAECDBEAEAECDCDAEBE
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#CDCDAE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDCDAE 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 #D3CCAF
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3CAAC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1CBAD
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D3CCAF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D1CCAF
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D2C9C4
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CFCBB9
  • 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

#CDCDAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.62:1 Very poor#CDCDAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.94:1 Super#CDCDAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDCDAE in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 205 174);
color: hsl(60 24% 74%);
color: oklch(0.840 0.042 107.3);

#CDCDAE FAQ

What color is #CDCDAE?

#CDCDAE 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 #CDCDAE?

#CDCDAE is rgb(205, 205, 174) in RGB, hsl(60, 24%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDCDAE?

The complementary color of #CDCDAE is #AEAECD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDCDAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDCDAE: 12.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDCDAE a warm or cool color?

#CDCDAE is a warm color.