#cdca9f Color Information

#cdca9f Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #cdca9f, and its official name is Anjou Pear. In RGB, it consists of 80.4% Red, 79.2% Green, and 62.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 1.5% Magenta, 22.4% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 56.1°, with saturation of 31.5% and lightness of 71.4%. The decimal value for #cdca9f is 13486751, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #cdca9f is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#cdca9f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorAnjou Pear Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color205, 202, 159 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color80.4%, 79.2%, 62.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.196, 0.208, 0.376 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.015, 0.224, 0.196 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color56.1°, 31.5%, 71.4% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color56.1°, 22.4%, 80.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color52.555, 57.723, 41.173 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color162, 205, 159 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code13486751 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color80.585, -5.924, 21.899 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)80.585, 22.687, 105.137 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color80.585, 4.110, 31.711 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color75.976, -9.483, 21.053 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.347, 0.381, 57.723 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4291676831 / 0xffcdca9f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc99 Copy
Last Updated: November 10, 2024

Shades of #cdca9f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #cdca9f, its pure hue is 56.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 31.5%, and its lightness is 71.4%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #cdca9f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1a1914 to #b3b18b.

Tints of #cdca9f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #cdca9f, its pure hue is 56.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 31.5%, and its lightness is 71.4%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #cdca9f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #d3d1ab to #f9f8f3.

Tones of #cdca9f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #cdca9f, its pure hue is 56.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 31.5%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #cdca9f, which range from #b6b6b6 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #fff56d (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #cdca9f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #cdca9f! For #cdca9f, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #cdca9f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #cdca9f

This color, #cdca9f, consists of 80.4% Red, 79.2% Green, and 62.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 205, Green = 202, Blue = 159. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #cdca9f is 0% Cyan, 1.5% Magenta, 22.4% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R80.4%
C0.0%
G79.2%
M1.5%
B62.4%
Y22.4%
K19.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 205 202 159
Octal 315 312 237
Hexa #cd #ca #9f
Binary 11001101 11001010 10011111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 1 22 19
Octal 0 1 26 23
Hexa #00 #01 #16 #13
Binary 00000000 00000001 00010110 00010011

Analogous Colors of #cdca9f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #cdca9f — which has hue 56.1° — its analogous colors are located at 26.1° and 86.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cdca9f.

Triadic Colors of #cdca9f

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #cdca9f — which has hue 56.1° — its triadic colors are located at 56.1° and 296.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cdca9f.

Complementary Color of #cdca9f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #cdca9f — which has hue 56.1° — its complementary color is located at 236.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cdca9f.

Split Complementary Colors of #cdca9f

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #cdca9f — which has hue 56.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 56.1° and 266.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cdca9f.

Tetradic Colors of #cdca9f

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #cdca9f — which has hue 56.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 326.1°, 56.1°, 146.1°, and 236.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #cdca9f.

Monochromatic Colors of #cdca9f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #cdca9f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #a3a180 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #eceac9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #cdca9f

We want to make getting started with #cdca9f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #cdca9f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #cdca9f can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #cdca9f with other HTML elements.

#cdca9f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #cdca9f.
<span style="color: #cdca9f;">The color of this text is #cdca9f.</span>

#cdca9f Background Color

The background color for this text is #cdca9f.
<div style="background-color: #cdca9f; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #cdca9f.</div>

#cdca9f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #cdca9f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #cdca9f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #cdca9f.</span>

#cdca9f Border Color

This is a div with border color #cdca9f.
<div style="border: #cdca9f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #cdca9f.</div>

#cdca9f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #cdca9f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cdca9f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cdca9f on a white background.</div></div>

#cdca9f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #cdca9f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #cdca9f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #cdca9f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #cdca9f to White

This is a gradient from #cdca9f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cdca9f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cdca9f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cdca9f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cdca9f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cdca9f to white.</div>

Gradient from #cdca9f to Black

This is a gradient from #cdca9f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#cdca9f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#cdca9f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#cdca9f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#cdca9f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #cdca9f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #cdca9f

In addition to using #cdca9f on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #cdca9f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #cdca9f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 205, Green = 202, Blue = 159). If you need details about the color coordinates of #cdca9f in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #cdca9f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(205, 202, 159)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #cdca9f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #cdca9f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #cdca9f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(205, 202, 159);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#cdca9f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:205, green:202, blue:159, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:205 green:202 blue:159 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(205f, 202f, 159f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(205, 202, 159);
 

#cdca9f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #cdca9f the same way. For those with color blindness, #cdca9f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #cdca9f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #cdca9f is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #cdca9f looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #cdca9f will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #cdca9f is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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