Information about #CDBC73 color

#CDBC73 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CDBC73 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 188, 115) — 80.4% red, 73.7% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 35 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CDBC73 reads as a pleasantly vivid yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Souffle (#D5C171). Slightly further away sit Dark Pastel Yellow (#C4BB7D) and Pomelo Olive (#BFBD70).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 188, 115) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CDBC73: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. No one has named #CDBC73 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CDBC73 color variations

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

#CDBC73 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 #CDBC73

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDBC73
  • RGB205, 188, 115
  • CMYK0, 7, 35, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 188, 115)
  • HSL49°, 47%, 63%
  • HSL Precise48.667°, 47.368%, 62.745%
  • HSV49°, 44%, 80%
  • HSB49°, 44%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.737, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.737, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.737, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCDBC73
  • DECIMAL ID13483123
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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