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CDCD8A

#CDCD8A closest to Sunken Treasure

#CDCD8A 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 54.1% blue (rgb(205, 205, 138)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 40% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 20% black. #CDCD8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.70:1.

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Variations of #CDCD8A

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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#CDCD8A 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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#CDCD8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDCD8A 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 #D9CA8D
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8C885
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5C987
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D9CA8D
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D5CB8B
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D6C5BC
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D0CAA3
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CACABC

#CDCD8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.65:1 Very poor#CDCD8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.70:1 Super#CDCD8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDCD8A in CSS

/* Sunken Treasure */
.color { color: #CDCD8A; }
.background { background-color: #CDCD8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDCD8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 205 138);
color: hsl(60 40% 67%);
color: oklch(0.833 0.087 108.2);

#CDCD8A FAQ

What color is #CDCD8A?

#CDCD8A 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 #CDCD8A?

#CDCD8A is rgb(205, 205, 138) in RGB, hsl(60, 40%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 33%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDCD8A?

The complementary color of #CDCD8A is #8A8ACD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDCD8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDCD8A: 12.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDCD8A a warm or cool color?

#CDCD8A is a warm color.