#CDC2AE · near Putty

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#CDC2AE (RGB 205, 194, 174) is a light, nearly neutral gray, closest to Putty and near Silver and Ash. Gray suggests neutrality and balance; it lets other colors lead, which makes #CDC2AE a natural choice for text, borders and interface chrome. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 82% lightness and 0.03 chroma at hue 83°.

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HEX#CDC2AE
RGBrgb(205, 194, 174)
HSLhsl(39, 24%, 74%)
CMYK0, 5, 15, 20
CSS var--putty
Contrast1.76:1 white · 11.92:1 black

Similar named colors

Putty #CDBFA9Silver #C0C0C0Ash #B2BEB5Light Tan #E8C39ETan #D2B48C

How to use #CDC2AE

Black text passes WCAG AA on #CDC2AE (11.92:1); white text does not (1.76:1).

For a calm scheme pair #CDC2AE with its analogous neighbors #CDB2AD and #C8CDAD; for contrast use its complement #ADB8CD as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--putty: #CDC2AE;

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#CDC2AE hex color card: near Putty, RGB 205, 194, 174
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Shades & tints

#292723#524E46#7B7468#A49B8B#CDC2AE#D7CEBE#E1DACE#EBE7DF#F5F3EF

Color harmonies for #CDC2AE

Complementary

#CDC2AE#ADB8CD

Analogous

#CDC2AE#CDB2AD#C8CDAD

Triadic

#CDC2AE#ADCDC1#C1ADCD

Split complementary

#CDC2AE#ADC8CD#B2ADCD

Tetradic

#CDC2AE#ADCDB2#ADB8CD#CDADC8

Palettes with #CDC2AE