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#CDC87F closest to Muted Lime

#CDC87F is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Muted Lime. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 78.4% green and 49.8% blue (rgb(205, 200, 127)). Its HSL value is 56° hue, 44% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 38% yellow and 20% black. #CDC87F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.16:1.

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Variations of #CDC87F

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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#CDC87F 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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#CDC87F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDC87F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D6C782
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4C37A
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D2C57C
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D6C782
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D3C781
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D8BFB6
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D1C49B
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7C6B7

#CDC87F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#CDC87F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.16:1 Super#CDC87F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDC87F in CSS

/* Muted Lime */
.color { color: #CDC87F; }
.background { background-color: #CDC87F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDC87F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 200 127);
color: hsl(56 44% 65%);
color: oklch(0.820 0.094 104.9);

#CDC87F FAQ

What color is #CDC87F?

#CDC87F is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Muted Lime. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CDC87F?

#CDC87F is rgb(205, 200, 127) in RGB, hsl(56, 44%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 38%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDC87F?

The complementary color of #CDC87F is #7F84CD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDC87F?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDC87F: 12.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDC87F a warm or cool color?

#CDC87F is a warm color.