Information about #CD9C74 color

#CD9C74 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #CD9C74 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 156, 116) — 80.4% red, 61.2% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 35 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid warm orange, #CD9C74 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from White Oak (#CE9F6F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Antique Brass (#CD9575) and Golden Thistle Yellow (#CAA375).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(205, 156, 116)), which gives #CD9C74 its character. If you plan to put text on a #CD9C74 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CD9C74 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CD9C74 color variations

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

#CD9C74 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CD9C74 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CD9C74 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CD9C74 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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#CD9C74 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 #CD9C74

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

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Antique Brass color link
Antique Brass

#CD9575

Golden Thistle Yellow color link
Golden Thistle Yellow

#CAA375

Baroque color link
Baroque

#CA9274

Feldspar color link
Feldspar

#D19275

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Half Kalgoorie Sands color link
Half Kalgoorie Sands

#C19676

Soft Chamois color link
Soft Chamois

#D4A36A

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

Burning Sand color link
Burning Sand

#D99376

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

#CD9C74 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD9C74
  • RGB205, 156, 116
  • CMYK0, 19, 35, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 156, 116)
  • HSL27°, 47%, 63%
  • HSL Precise26.966°, 47.09%, 62.941%
  • HSV27°, 43%, 80%
  • HSB27°, 43%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.612, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.612, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.612, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCD9C74
  • DECIMAL ID13474932
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited5 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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