Information about #CDBE74 color

#CDBE74 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CDBE74 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 190, 116) — 80.4% red, 74.5% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 35 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #CDBE74 reads as a confidently colored golden yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Souffle (#D5C171). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Pastel Yellow (#C4BB7D) and Pomelo Olive (#BFBD70).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 190, 116) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 11.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.9:1. No one has named #CDBE74 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CDBE74 color variations

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

#CDBE74 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CDBE74 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CDBE74 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CDBE74 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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#CDBE74 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #CDBE74

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

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Dark Pastel Yellow color link
Dark Pastel Yellow

#C4BB7D

Pomelo Olive color link
Pomelo Olive

#BFBD70

Winter Hazel color link
Winter Hazel

#D0C383

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Steamed Chestnut color link
Steamed Chestnut

#D3B17D

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Essential Cream color link
Essential Cream

#DCB66F

Chenin color link
Chenin

#DEC371

Very Light Brown color link
Very Light Brown

#D3B683

Ginger Brown color link
Ginger Brown

#C9BE62

Coyote color link
Coyote

#DDB77B

#CDBE74 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDBE74
  • RGB205, 190, 116
  • CMYK0, 6, 35, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 190, 116)
  • HSL50°, 47%, 63%
  • HSL Precise49.888°, 47.09%, 62.941%
  • HSV50°, 43%, 80%
  • HSB50°, 43%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.745
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.745, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.745, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.745, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCDBE74
  • DECIMAL ID13483636
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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