Information about #CDB02A color

#CDB02A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CDB02A falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 176, 42) — 80.4% red, 69% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 14 / 80 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CDB02A is a strongly colored sunny yellow 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 practically indistinguishable from Vintage Yellow (#CBA92B). Slightly further away sit Funk (#C6AA24) and Metallic Gold (#D3AF37).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(205, 176, 42)), which gives #CDB02A its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CDB02A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CDB02A color variations

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

#CDB02A 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 #CDB02A

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

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Sundial color link
Sundial

#DDB12C

Leo color link
Leo

#DAB135

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Warm Gold color link
Warm Gold

#DAA428

Old Gold color link
Old Gold

#CFB53B

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDB02A
  • RGB205, 176, 42
  • CMYK0, 14, 80, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 176, 42)
  • HSL49°, 66%, 48%
  • HSL Precise49.325°, 65.992%, 48.431%
  • HSV49°, 80%, 80%
  • HSB49°, 80%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.690
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.690, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.690, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.690, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCDB02A
  • DECIMAL ID13479978
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01