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#CDC65E closest to Salsa Verde

#CDC65E is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Salsa Verde. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 77.6% green and 36.9% blue (rgb(205, 198, 94)). Its HSL value is 56° hue, 53% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 54% yellow and 20% black. #CDC65E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.84:1.

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Variations of #CDC65E

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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#CDC65E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CDC65E5E65CD
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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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#CDC65E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDC65E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D8C563
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5C054
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3C258
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D8C563
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D4C561
  • Tritanopia 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DABBAF
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D2C18B
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C5C3B0

#CDC65E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.77:1 Very poor#CDC65E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.84:1 Very good#CDC65E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDC65E in CSS

/* Salsa Verde */
.color { color: #CDC65E; }
.background { background-color: #CDC65E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDC65E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 198 94);
color: hsl(56 53% 59%);
color: oklch(0.811 0.126 105.4);

#CDC65E FAQ

What color is #CDC65E?

#CDC65E is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Salsa Verde. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CDC65E?

#CDC65E is rgb(205, 198, 94) in RGB, hsl(56, 53%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 54%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDC65E?

The complementary color of #CDC65E is #5E65CD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDC65E?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDC65E: 11.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDC65E a warm or cool color?

#CDC65E is a warm color.