Close to Ecru
#CDC396
#CDC396 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Ecru. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 76.5% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 49°, with 35% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CDC396.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.77:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.84:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.77:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.84:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CDC396 as they’d see it.
#CDC396 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #CDC396
What color is #CDC396?
#CDC396 is a light, muted yellow, close to the color Ecru. In RGB it’s made of 80.4% red, 76.5% green, and 58.8% blue. Its hue is 49°, with 35% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CDC396 in RGB?
#CDC396 is rgb(205, 195, 150): 205 red, 195 green, and 150 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CDC396 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 5, 27, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CDC396?
PANTONE 452 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CDC396?
Its complement #B7C1EE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.