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#CDC697 closest to Court-Bouillon

#CDC697 is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Court-Bouillon. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 77.6% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(205, 198, 151)). Its HSL value is 52° hue, 35% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 26% yellow and 20% black. #CDC697 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.12:1.

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Variations of #CDC697

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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#CDC697 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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#CDC697 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDC697 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 #D1C699
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFC394
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFC495
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1C699
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D0C698
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D5BFB9
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D0C3A8
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7C5BB

#CDC697 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#CDC697 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.12:1 Super#CDC697 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDC697 in CSS

/* Court-Bouillon */
.color { color: #CDC697; }
.background { background-color: #CDC697; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDC697; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 198 151);
color: hsl(52 35% 70%);
color: oklch(0.821 0.063 100.5);

#CDC697 FAQ

What color is #CDC697?

#CDC697 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Court-Bouillon. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CDC697?

#CDC697 is rgb(205, 198, 151) in RGB, hsl(52, 35%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 26%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDC697?

The complementary color of #CDC697 is #979ECD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDC697?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDC697: 12.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDC697 a warm or cool color?

#CDC697 is a warm color.