Information about #CD992A color

#CD992A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #CD992A is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(205, 153, 42) (80.4% red, 60% green, 16.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 20 / 64 / 20 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CD992A is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange 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 almost identical to Day's Eye (#C89828). Slightly further away sit Afterglow (#CE9732) and Fuel Yellow (#D19033).

The recipe behind #CD992A is rgb(205, 153, 42), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CD992A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CD992A color variations

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

#CD992A 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 #CD992A

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

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Buttercup color link
Buttercup

#DA9429

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Warm Gold  color link
Warm Gold

#DAA428

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD992A
  • RGB205, 153, 42
  • CMYK0, 20, 64, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 153, 42)
  • HSL41°, 66%, 48%
  • HSL Precise40.859°, 65.992%, 48.431%
  • HSV41°, 80%, 80%
  • HSB41°, 80%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.600, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.600, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.600, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCD992A
  • DECIMAL ID13474090
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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