Information about #CDA045 color

#CDA045 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CDA045 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 160, 69) — 80.4% red, 62.7% green, 27.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 53 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CDA045 reads as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Antique Gold Metallic (#CFA94A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Golden Spice (#C6973F) and Rustic Gold (#C2A03D).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 160, 69) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. No one has named #CDA045 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CDA045 color variations

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

#CDA045 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 #CDA045

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

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

Aztec Gold color link
Aztec Gold

#C39953

Kowhai color link
Kowhai

#C0934A

Fish N Chips color link
Fish N Chips

#DCAB4B

Party Animal color link
Party Animal

#DB9241

Anzac color link
Anzac

#C68E3F

Fire Bush color link
Fire Bush

#E09842

Amber Gold color link
Amber Gold

#C19552

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDA045
  • RGB205, 160, 69
  • CMYK0, 18, 53, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 160, 69)
  • HSL40°, 58%, 54%
  • HSL Precise40.147°, 57.627%, 53.725%
  • HSV40°, 66%, 80%
  • HSB40°, 66%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.627, 0.271)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.627, 0.271, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.627, 0.271)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCDA045
  • DECIMAL ID13475909
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01