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#CDCF8A Sunken Treasure

#CDCF8A is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Sunken Treasure. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 81.2% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(205, 207, 138)). Its HSL value is 62° hue, 42% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 19% black. #CDCF8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.89:1.

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Variations of #CDCF8A

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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#CDCF8A 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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#CDCF8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CDCF8A 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 #DACC8D
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DAC985
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6CB87
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DACC8D
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D6CD8C
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D6C7BD
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D0CCA4
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBCCBD

#CDCF8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.63:1 Very poor#CDCF8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.89:1 Super#CDCF8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CDCF8A in CSS

/* Sunken Treasure */
.color { color: #CDCF8A; }
.background { background-color: #CDCF8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CDCF8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(205 207 138);
color: hsl(62 42% 68%);
color: oklch(0.837 0.090 109.6);

#CDCF8A FAQ

What color is #CDCF8A?

#CDCF8A 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 #CDCF8A?

#CDCF8A is rgb(205, 207, 138) in RGB, hsl(62, 42%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 33%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CDCF8A?

The complementary color of #CDCF8A is #8C8ACF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CDCF8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #CDCF8A: 12.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CDCF8A a warm or cool color?

#CDCF8A is a warm color.