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#CDAB8A closest to Semolina

#CDAB8A is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Semolina. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 67.1% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(205, 171, 138)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 40% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 33% yellow and 20% black. #CDAB8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.79:1.

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#CDAB8A color conversion

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Variations of #CDAB8A

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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#CDAB8A 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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#CDAB8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDAB8A 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 #BEB48B
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6AD88
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDAD88
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BEB48B
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C2B18A
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D8A3A2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D1A896
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B1B1B1
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8AFA8

#CDAB8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.15:1 Very poor#CDAB8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.79:1 Very good#CDAB8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDAB8A in CSS

/* Semolina */
.color { color: #CDAB8A; }
.background { background-color: #CDAB8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDAB8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 171 138);
color: hsl(30 40% 67%);
color: oklch(0.763 0.060 65.9);

#CDAB8A FAQ

What color is #CDAB8A?

#CDAB8A is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Semolina. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CDAB8A?

#CDAB8A is rgb(205, 171, 138) in RGB, hsl(30, 40%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 17%, 33%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDAB8A?

The complementary color of #CDAB8A is #8AACCD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDAB8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDAB8A: 9.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDAB8A a warm or cool color?

#CDAB8A is a warm color.