Start generating
CDCA85

#CDCA85 closest to Sunken Treasure

#CDCA85 is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Sunken Treasure. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 79.2% green and 52.2% blue (rgb(205, 202, 133)). Its HSL value is 57° hue, 42% saturation and 66% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 35% yellow and 20% black. #CDCA85 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.38:1.

Make a palette with #CDCA85

#CDCA85 color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #CDCA85

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

CDCA85B2AF739895617E7C506664404E4D303837212322130F0F06020201

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

CDCA85D2CF92D7D59EDCDAAAE1DFB7E5E5C3EBEACFF0EFDBF5F4E7FAFAF3

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

CDCA85C5C285BDBB85B5B385ADAC85A5A5849E9D849696838F8F82878781

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

F3B78DEEBB87E7BE83E0C281D7C682CDCA85C2CE8AB7D191ACD49AA0D6A396D8AE

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

ABBDA7B2C0A1B9C29BBFC594C6C88DCDCA85D0C882D2C57ED5C37BD8C077DABE74

#CDCA85 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CDCA858588CD
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

CDCA8585ACCDA685CD
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

CDCA85CDA685ACCD85
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

CDCA8585CDCACA85CD
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

CDCA8588CD858588CDCA85CD
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

CDCA8585CDA68588CDCD85AC
Open in generator →

#CDCA85 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDCA85 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 #D7C888
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5C580
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3C682
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D7C888
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D4C987
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D7C2B9
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D0C79F
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8C8B9

#CDCA85 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.70:1 Very poor#CDCA85 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.38:1 Super#CDCA85 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #CDCA85

Palettes with #CDCA85

#CDCA85 in CSS

/* Sunken Treasure */
.color { color: #CDCA85; }
.background { background-color: #CDCA85; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDCA85; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 202 133);
color: hsl(57 42% 66%);
color: oklch(0.825 0.089 106.1);

#CDCA85 FAQ

What color is #CDCA85?

#CDCA85 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Sunken Treasure. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #CDCA85?

#CDCA85 is rgb(205, 202, 133) in RGB, hsl(57, 42%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 35%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDCA85?

The complementary color of #CDCA85 is #8588CD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDCA85?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDCA85: 12.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDCA85 a warm or cool color?

#CDCA85 is a warm color.