Information about #CDB31D color

#CDB31D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CDB31D falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 179, 29) — 80.4% red, 70.2% green, 11.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 69 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CDB31D is a strongly colored sunny yellow that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Funk (#C6AA24). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Patrinia Flowers (#D9B611) and Vintage Yellow (#CBA92B).

The recipe behind #CDB31D is rgb(205, 179, 29), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CDB31D: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. #CDB31D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CDB31D color variations

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

#CDB31D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CDB31D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CDB31D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CDB31D 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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#CD6C1D

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#CDB31D 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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#1D90CD
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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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#B31DCD
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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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#38CD1D
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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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#CD1D90
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Nearest named colors to #CDB31D

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

Patrinia Flowers color link
Patrinia Flowers

#D9B611

Vintage Yellow color link
Vintage Yellow

#CBA92B

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Marginalia Ochre color link
Marginalia Ochre

#C9A227

Gold Tips color link
Gold Tips

#DEBA13

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Urobilin color link
Urobilin

#E1AD21

#CDB31D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDB31D
  • RGB205, 179, 29
  • CMYK0, 10, 69, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 179, 29)
  • HSL51°, 75%, 46%
  • HSL Precise51.136°, 75.214%, 45.882%
  • HSV51°, 86%, 80%
  • HSB51°, 86%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.702, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.702, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.702, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCDB31D
  • DECIMAL ID13480733
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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