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#cdc5b2

a light, soft yellow · warm · closest name: Silver

RGB
205, 197, 178
HSL
42°, 21%, 75%
CMYK
0, 4, 13, 20
Luminance
0.5613

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #cdc5b2 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#cdc5b2
Hue
42°
yellow
Saturation
21%
soft
Lightness
75%
light
Brightness
80%
HSV value
Perceived
77%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5613
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
26/100 cool
Color family
Yellow
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
12.23:1
Closest name
Silver
ΔE2000 8.6
Where it sits
Hue42° of 360°
Saturation21%
Lightness75%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool26% cool

Reads warm. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#cdc5b2
RGBrgb(205, 197, 178)
HSLhsl(42, 21%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 20%)
LABlab(79.7 -0.4 10.5)
LCHlch(79.7 10.5 92.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.825 0.027 87.9)
Decimal13485490
Display P3color(display-p3 0.804 0.773 0.698)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #cdc5b2;
background-color: #cdc5b2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#cdc5b2] bg-[#cdc5b2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #cdc5b2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.804, green: 0.773, blue: 0.698)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#cdc5b2")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFCDC5B2)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(178, 197, 205)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #cdc5b2 · 12.23:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.72:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.23:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #cdc5b2 as text scores 1.72:1 on white and 12.23:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#cdc5b2 on white: 1.72:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#cdc5b2 on black: 12.23:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #CAC4B1
deuteranopia · #CCC6B3
tritanopia · #D2C2C0

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #cdc5b2 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F9F8F6
#F2F1ED
#E4E0D8
#cdc5b2
#BDB299
#A79977
#948560
#7C6F50
#635940
#494231
#2E291F
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F9F8F6Darkest = 950 · #2E291F
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9F8F6;
  --brand-100: #F2F1ED;
  --brand-200: #E4E0D8;
  --brand-300: #cdc5b2;
  --brand-400: #BDB299;
  --brand-500: #A79977;
  --brand-600: #948560;
  --brand-700: #7C6F50;
  --brand-800: #635940;
  --brand-900: #494231;
  --brand-950: #2E291F;
  --brand: #cdc5b2;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #cdc5b2

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F9F8F6
Tinted page background
Border#DFDACE
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#8B7D5A
Captions on the surface
Accent#4B6881
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#4D4532
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F5F3F0
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#221E16
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #cdc5b2

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#B2BACD
Analogous left#CDB7B2
Analogous right#C8CDB2
Split-complement 1#B2C8CD
Split-complement 2#B7B2CD
Triadic 1#B2CDC5
Triadic 2#C5B2CD
Tetradic#B2CDB7

RGB percentages

Red80.4%
Green77.3%
Blue69.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta3.9%
Yellow13.2%
Key (black)19.6%

Color previews

#cdc5b2 text on a black background

contrast 12.23:1

Card sample

#cdc5b2 text on a white background

contrast 1.72:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #cdc5b2;
Background color
Panel with #cdc5b2 background
background-color: #cdc5b2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #cdc5b2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(205, 197, 178, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(205, 197, 178, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #cdc5b2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc5b2, #C3CDB2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #cdc5b2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#cdc5b2 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
RetailLeisureEnergyWarning systems
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#cdc5b2, answered

What color is #cdc5b2?

#cdc5b2 is a light soft yellow, closest to Silver (ΔE2000 8.6). It sits at 42° on the hue wheel with 21% saturation and 75% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #cdc5b2?

rgb(205, 197, 178) — 205 red, 197 green and 178 blue out of 255, or 80.4% / 77.3% / 69.8% by channel.

Is #cdc5b2 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5613 and perceived brightness is 77%, so black text on it reaches 12.23:1.

Should I use black or white text on #cdc5b2?

Black. It scores 12.23:1 against #cdc5b2, versus 1.72:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #cdc5b2?

#B2BACD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #B2C8CD and #B7B2CD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #cdc5b2?

For interface work: #F9F8F6 as the surface, #DFDACE for borders, #8B7D5A for secondary text, #4B6881 as an accent and #4D4532 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #CDB7B2 and #C8CDB2 stays calm, while #B2BACD is the loudest partner.

What is #cdc5b2 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 20%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #cdc5b2 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 26 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #CDBEB2; nudged cooler, #CCCEB1.

Work with #cdc5b2 in the Color Lab