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#CDC299 closest to Castaway Beach

#CDC299 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Castaway Beach. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 76.1% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(205, 194, 153)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 34% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black. #CDC299 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.77:1.

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Variations of #CDC299

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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#CDC299 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CDC29999A4CD
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Split complementary

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

CDC29999BECDA899CD
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

CDC299CDA899BECD99
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Triadic

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

CDC29999CDC2C299CD
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Tetradic

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

CDC299A4CD9999A4CDC299CD
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

CDC29999CDA899A4CDCD99BE
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#CDC299 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDC299 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 #CEC49A
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBC096
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCC197
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CEC49A
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CDC39A
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D5BCB7
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D0BFA8
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C5C2B9

#CDC299 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#CDC299 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.77:1 Very good#CDC299 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDC299 in CSS

/* Castaway Beach */
.color { color: #CDC299; }
.background { background-color: #CDC299; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDC299; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 194 153);
color: hsl(47 34% 70%);
color: oklch(0.813 0.056 94.8);

#CDC299 FAQ

What color is #CDC299?

#CDC299 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Castaway Beach. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CDC299?

#CDC299 is rgb(205, 194, 153) in RGB, hsl(47, 34%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDC299?

The complementary color of #CDC299 is #99A4CD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDC299?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDC299: 11.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDC299 a warm or cool color?

#CDC299 is a warm color.