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#CDCD7E closest to Sunken Treasure

#CDCD7E 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, 80.4% green and 49.4% blue (rgb(205, 205, 126)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 44% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 20% black. #CDCD7E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.63:1.

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Variations of #CDCD7E

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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#CDCD7E 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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#CDCD7E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDCD7E 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 #DACA81
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9C778
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6C97B
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DACA81
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D6CB80
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D7C4BA
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D0C99D
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CACABA

#CDCD7E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.66:1 Very poor#CDCD7E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.63:1 Super#CDCD7E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDCD7E in CSS

/* Sunken Treasure */
.color { color: #CDCD7E; }
.background { background-color: #CDCD7E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDCD7E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 205 126);
color: hsl(60 44% 65%);
color: oklch(0.831 0.101 108.4);

#CDCD7E FAQ

What color is #CDCD7E?

#CDCD7E 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 #CDCD7E?

#CDCD7E is rgb(205, 205, 126) in RGB, hsl(60, 44%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 39%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDCD7E?

The complementary color of #CDCD7E is #7E7ECD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDCD7E?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDCD7E: 12.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDCD7E a warm or cool color?

#CDCD7E is a warm color.