Information about #CDBD64 color

#CDBD64 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CDBD64 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(205, 189, 100) — 80.4% red, 74.1% green, 39.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 41 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CDBD64 presents itself as a clearly saturated golden yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ginger Brown (#C9BE62). Slightly further away sit Tacha (#D2B960) and Fall Leaf Brown (#C8B560).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 189, 100) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CDBD64: 11.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CDBD64 color variations

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

#CDBD64 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 #CDBD64

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

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDBD64
  • RGB205, 189, 100
  • CMYK0, 6, 41, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 189, 100)
  • HSL51°, 51%, 60%
  • HSL Precise50.857°, 51.22%, 59.804%
  • HSV51°, 51%, 80%
  • HSB51°, 51%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.741, 0.392)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.741, 0.392, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.741, 0.392)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCDBD64
  • DECIMAL ID13483364
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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