#CED079 closest to Fool’s Gold
#CED079 is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Fool’s Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 81.6% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(206, 208, 121)). Its HSL value is 61° hue, 48% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 42% yellow and 18% black. #CED079 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.92:1.
#CED079 color conversion
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Variations of #CED079
Shades
Mixed with black: richer and darker.
Tints
Mixed with white: lighter and softer.
Tones
Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.
Hues
The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.
Temperatures
Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.
#CED079 color harmonies
Split complementary
The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.
Open in generator →#CED079 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)
How #CED079 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →
- Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DDCC7D
- Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCC972
- Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9CB75
- Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDCC7D
- Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D9CD7B
- Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #D9C6BB
- Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #D2CC9C
- Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CBCBCB
- Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CCCCBB
#CED079 contrast checker
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Colors similar to #CED079
Palettes with #CED079
- B19046C4D582272512965E39E5B089454F01Pirate’s Hook to Godzilla
- 474E007C8F006B7400C2D072232800AFB830Godzilla to Lush Bamboo
- C7CA7058C4992E9F45376325394200Alligator Alley to Dark Olive
- 8C7C0EA99DF0DAD06A460A20005854Olive to Cape Verde
- 313000A7325900A793C0CE76F0ECFFWasabi Nori to Foundation White
- BED18300B5FAD74784005E894B1E38Alligator Alley to Purple Void
#CED079 in CSS
/* Fool’s Gold */
.color { color: #CED079; }
.background { background-color: #CED079; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CED079; }
/* Other notations */
color: rgb(206 208 121);
color: hsl(61 48% 65%);
color: oklch(0.837 0.110 109.7);#CED079 FAQ
What color is #CED079?
#CED079 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Fool’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.
What is the RGB value of #CED079?
#CED079 is rgb(206, 208, 121) in RGB, hsl(61, 48%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 42%, 18%) in CMYK.
What is the complementary color of #CED079?
The complementary color of #CED079 is #7B79D0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.
Which text color works on #CED079?
Black text has the best contrast on #CED079: 12.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.
Is #CED079 a warm or cool color?
#CED079 is a warm color.