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#FFCD2A closest to Golden Spell

#FFCD2A is a very light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Golden Spell. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 80.4% green and 16.5% blue (rgb(255, 205, 42)). Its HSL value is 46° hue, 100% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 84% yellow and 0% black. #FFCD2A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.02:1.

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Variations of #FFCD2A

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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#FFCD2A 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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#FFCD2A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFCD2A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F2D936
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6CB00
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EECD09
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F2D936
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #F5D430
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFBAB0
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFC67F
  • Achromatopsia 66% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DFD1BA

#FFCD2A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.50:1 Very poor#FFCD2A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.02:1 Super#FFCD2A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFCD2A in CSS

/* Golden Spell */
.color { color: #FFCD2A; }
.background { background-color: #FFCD2A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFCD2A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 205 42);
color: hsl(46 100% 58%);
color: oklch(0.868 0.169 89.7);

#FFCD2A FAQ

What color is #FFCD2A?

#FFCD2A is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Golden Spell. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFCD2A?

#FFCD2A is rgb(255, 205, 42) in RGB, hsl(46, 100%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 20%, 84%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFCD2A?

The complementary color of #FFCD2A is #2A5CFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFCD2A?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFCD2A: 14.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFCD2A a warm or cool color?

#FFCD2A is a warm color.