Information about #CDD5AE color

#CDD5AE color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CDD5AE falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 213, 174) — 80.4% red, 83.5% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 15 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CDD5AE is a moderately toned golden yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Green Mist (#CBD3B0). Slightly further away sit Zen (#D2D0AE) and Orinoco (#D2D3B3).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 213, 174) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CDD5AE: 13.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CDD5AE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CDD5AE color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CDD5AE color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CDD5AE color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CDD5AE color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#CDD5AE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #CDD5AE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Green Mist color link
Green Mist

#CBD3B0

Zen color link
Zen

#D2D0AE

Orinoco color link
Orinoco

#D2D3B3

Cool Khaki color link
Cool Khaki

#D4CFA9

White Rock color link
White Rock

#D4CFB4

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Miso color link
Miso

#D2CCA8

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Thistle Green color link
Thistle Green

#CCCAA8

Moon Mist color link
Moon Mist

#CECDB8

Matte Ivory color link
Matte Ivory

#D7CEB3

Fossil color link
Fossil

#D5CBB2

#CDD5AE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDD5AE
  • RGB205, 213, 174
  • CMYK3, 0, 15, 16
  • CSSrgb(205, 213, 174)
  • HSL72°, 32%, 76%
  • HSL Precise72.308°, 31.707%, 75.882%
  • HSV72°, 18%, 84%
  • HSB72°, 18%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.835, 0.682)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.835, 0.682, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.835, 0.682)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCDD5AE
  • DECIMAL ID13489582
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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