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#CDCA6F closest to Quince

#CDCA6F is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Quince. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 79.2% green and 43.5% blue (rgb(205, 202, 111)). Its HSL value is 58° hue, 48% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 46% yellow and 20% black. #CDCA6F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.27:1.

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Variations of #CDCA6F

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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#CDCA6F 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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#CDCA6F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDCA6F 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 #D9C873
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7C467
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5C66B
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D9C873
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D5C871
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D9C0B5
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D1C694
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8C7B5

#CDCA6F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.71:1 Very poor#CDCA6F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.27:1 Super#CDCA6F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDCA6F in CSS

/* Quince */
.color { color: #CDCA6F; }
.background { background-color: #CDCA6F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDCA6F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 202 111);
color: hsl(58 48% 62%);
color: oklch(0.822 0.114 107.0);

#CDCA6F FAQ

What color is #CDCA6F?

#CDCA6F is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Quince. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CDCA6F?

#CDCA6F is rgb(205, 202, 111) in RGB, hsl(58, 48%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 46%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDCA6F?

The complementary color of #CDCA6F is #6F72CD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDCA6F?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDCA6F: 12.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDCA6F a warm or cool color?

#CDCA6F is a warm color.