Information about #CDD9C4 color

#CDD9C4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CDD9C4 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 217, 196) — 80.4% red, 85.1% green, 76.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 8 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CDD9C4 reads as a softly toned zesty chartreuse and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ottoman (#D3DBCB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Gray (#CFCFC4) and Half Tasman (#D0D5CD).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 217, 196) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CDD9C4: 14.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. #CDD9C4 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CDD9C4 color variations

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#CDD9C4 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CDD9C4

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

Ottoman color link
Ottoman

#D3DBCB

Pastel Gray color link
Pastel Gray

#CFCFC4

Half Tasman color link
Half Tasman

#D0D5CD

Grey Nurse color link
Grey Nurse

#D1D3CC

Helium color link
Helium

#D8D9C8

Sea Mist color link
Sea Mist

#C2D5C4

Half Emerge color link
Half Emerge

#CED5CF

Harp color link
Harp

#CBCEC0

Edgewater color link
Edgewater

#C1D8C5

Kandinsky color link
Kandinsky

#C3D8BD

#CDD9C4 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDD9C4
  • RGB205, 217, 196
  • CMYK5, 0, 8, 15
  • CSSrgb(205, 217, 196)
  • HSL94°, 22%, 81%
  • HSL Precise94.286°, 21.649%, 80.98%
  • HSV94°, 10%, 85%
  • HSB94°, 10%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.851, 0.769)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.851, 0.769, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.851, 0.769)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCDD9C4
  • DECIMAL ID13490628
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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