Information about #CBAD65 color

#CBAD65 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CBAD65 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(203, 173, 101) — 79.6% red, 67.8% green, 39.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 12 / 40 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated amber-leaning orange, #CBAD65 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Desert (#CCAD60). Slightly further away sit Gold Lustre (#C9B25F) and Sand Brown (#CBA560).

In RGB terms — rgb(203, 173, 101) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CBAD65 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CBAD65 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CBAD65 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #CBAD65

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Soft Chamois color link
Soft Chamois

#D4A36A

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CBAD65
  • RGB203, 173, 101
  • CMYK0, 12, 40, 20
  • CSSrgb(203, 173, 101)
  • HSL42°, 50%, 60%
  • HSL Precise42.353°, 49.515%, 59.608%
  • HSV42°, 50%, 80%
  • HSB42°, 50%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • GLSLvec3(0.796, 0.678, 0.396)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.796, 0.678, 0.396, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.796, 0.678, 0.396)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCBAD65
  • DECIMAL ID13348197
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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