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CDBE74

#CDBE74 closest to The Weight of Gold

#CDBE74 is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is The Weight of Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 74.5% green and 45.5% blue (rgb(205, 190, 116)). Its HSL value is 50° hue, 47% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 43% yellow and 20% black. #CDBE74 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.21:1.

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Variations of #CDBE74

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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#CDBE74 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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#CDBE74 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDBE74 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D0C077
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBBA6E
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCBC71
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0C077
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CEBF75
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D9B4AC
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D1BA91
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1BDAF

#CDBE74 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.87:1 Very poor#CDBE74 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.21:1 Very good#CDBE74 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDBE74 in CSS

/* The Weight of Gold */
.color { color: #CDBE74; }
.background { background-color: #CDBE74; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDBE74; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 190 116);
color: hsl(50 47% 63%);
color: oklch(0.798 0.096 98.2);

#CDBE74 FAQ

What color is #CDBE74?

#CDBE74 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is The Weight of Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CDBE74?

#CDBE74 is rgb(205, 190, 116) in RGB, hsl(50, 47%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 43%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDBE74?

The complementary color of #CDBE74 is #7483CD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDBE74?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDBE74: 11.21:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDBE74 a warm or cool color?

#CDBE74 is a warm color.