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CDCA86

#CDCA86 closest to Sunken Treasure

#CDCA86 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 52.5% blue (rgb(205, 202, 134)). 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. #CDCA86 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.39:1.

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Variations of #CDCA86

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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#CDCA86 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

CDCA868689CD
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Split complementary

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

CDCA8686ADCDA786CD
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

CDCA86CDA786ADCD86
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Triadic

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

CDCA8686CDCACA86CD
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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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#CDCA86 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDCA86 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 #D7C889
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5C581
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3C783
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D7C889
  • 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 #D0C7A0
  • 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

#CDCA86 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.70:1 Very poor#CDCA86 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.39:1 Super#CDCA86 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDCA86 in CSS

/* Sunken Treasure */
.color { color: #CDCA86; }
.background { background-color: #CDCA86; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDCA86; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 202 134);
color: hsl(57 42% 66%);
color: oklch(0.826 0.088 106.0);

#CDCA86 FAQ

What color is #CDCA86?

#CDCA86 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 #CDCA86?

#CDCA86 is rgb(205, 202, 134) in RGB, hsl(57, 42%, 66%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 35%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDCA86?

The complementary color of #CDCA86 is #8689CD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDCA86?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDCA86: 12.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDCA86 a warm or cool color?

#CDCA86 is a warm color.