Information about #CDA514 color

#CDA514 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CDA514 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(205, 165, 20) — 80.4% red, 64.7% green, 7.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 73 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored sunny yellow, #CDA514 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cookie Brown (#C7A317). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Orange Gold (#D4A017) and Lemon Curry (#CCA01D).

The recipe behind #CDA514 is rgb(205, 165, 20), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CDA514: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. #CDA514 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CDA514 color variations

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

#CDA514 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 #CDA514

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

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDA514
  • RGB205, 165, 20
  • CMYK0, 16, 73, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 165, 20)
  • HSL47°, 82%, 44%
  • HSL Precise47.027°, 82.222%, 44.118%
  • HSV47°, 90%, 80%
  • HSB47°, 90%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.647, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.647, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.647, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCDA514
  • DECIMAL ID13477140
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01