Information about #CD9020 color

#CD9020 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #CD9020 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 144, 32) — 80.4% red, 56.5% green, 12.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 30 / 84 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CD9020 presents itself as a vivid, lively warm orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Desert Yellow (#CA8D16). Slightly further away sit Day's Eye (#C89828) and Dixie Chick (#C48F2A).

The recipe behind #CD9020 is rgb(205, 144, 32), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. #CD9020 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CD9020 color variations

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

#CD9020 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 #CD9020

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

Day's Eye color link
Day's Eye

#C89828

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Buttercup color link
Buttercup

#DA9429

Cool Copper color link
Cool Copper

#D98719

Gold Brown color link
Gold Brown

#CB7E1F

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD9020
  • RGB205, 144, 32
  • CMYK0, 30, 84, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 144, 32)
  • HSL39°, 73%, 46%
  • HSL Precise38.844°, 72.996%, 46.471%
  • HSV39°, 84%, 80%
  • HSB39°, 84%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.125
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.565, 0.125)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.565, 0.125, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.565, 0.125)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCD9020
  • DECIMAL ID13471776
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01