Information about #CD9542 color

#CD9542 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CD9542 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(205, 149, 66) — 80.4% red, 58.4% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 22 / 55 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated amber-leaning orange, #CD9542 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Golden Spice (#C6973F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Anzac (#C68E3F) and Party Animal (#DB9241).

The recipe behind #CD9542 is rgb(205, 149, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CD9542: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. #CD9542 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CD9542 color variations

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

#CD9542 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CD9542 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CD9542 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CD9542 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#CD9542 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #CD9542

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

Golden Spice color link
Golden Spice

#C6973F

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Party Animal color link
Party Animal

#DB9241

Rustic Orange color link
Rustic Orange

#D78C3D

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Peru color link
Peru

#CD853F

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

Pizza color link
Pizza

#BF8D3C

Satin Sheen Gold color link
Satin Sheen Gold

#CBA135

#CD9542 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD9542
  • RGB205, 149, 66
  • CMYK0, 22, 55, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 149, 66)
  • HSL36°, 58%, 53%
  • HSL Precise35.827°, 58.159%, 53.137%
  • HSV36°, 68%, 80%
  • HSB36°, 68%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.584, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.584, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.584, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCD9542
  • DECIMAL ID13473090
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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