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C8CD73

#C8CD73 closest to Fool’s Gold

#C8CD73 is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Fool’s Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 78.4% red, 80.4% green and 45.1% blue (rgb(200, 205, 115)). Its HSL value is 63° hue, 47% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 44% yellow and 20% black. #C8CD73 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.44:1.

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Variations of #C8CD73

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#C8CD73 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#C8CD73 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #C8CD73 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DAC877
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9C66C
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5C86F
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DAC877
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D4CA75
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D2C3B8
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #CBC997
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7C9B7

#C8CD73 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#C8CD73 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.44:1 Super#C8CD73 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#C8CD73 in CSS

/* Fool’s Gold */
.color { color: #C8CD73; }
.background { background-color: #C8CD73; }
.border { border: 1px solid #C8CD73; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(200 205 115);
color: hsl(63 47% 63%);
color: oklch(0.825 0.114 111.4);

#C8CD73 FAQ

What color is #C8CD73?

#C8CD73 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Fool’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #C8CD73?

#C8CD73 is rgb(200, 205, 115) in RGB, hsl(63, 47%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 44%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #C8CD73?

The complementary color of #C8CD73 is #7873CD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #C8CD73?

Black text has the best contrast on #C8CD73: 12.44:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #C8CD73 a warm or cool color?

#C8CD73 is a warm color.