Information about #CDC15C color
Basic facts about this digital color
#CDC15C presents itself as a confidently colored golden yellow — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ginger Brown (#C9BE62). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Tacha (#D2B960) and Fall Leaf Brown (#C8B560).
In RGB terms — rgb(205, 193, 92) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #CDC15C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#CDC15C color variations
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#CDC15C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#CDC15C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#CDC15C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#CDC15C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#CDC15C 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #CDC15C color
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Nearest named colors to #CDC15C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#C9BE62
#D2B960
#C8B560
#C9B25F
#C5B358
#BECA60
#E0C161
#E0BC5B
#CCAD60
#E1BC5F
#DAB160
#D5C171
#CDC15C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#CDC15C
- RGB205, 193, 92
- CMYK0, 5, 44, 20
- CSSrgb(205, 193, 92)
- HSL54°, 53%, 58%
- HSL Precise53.628°, 53.052%, 58.235%
- HSV54°, 55%, 80%
- HSB54°, 55%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
- GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.757, 0.361)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.757, 0.361, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.757, 0.361)
- Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDCDC15C
- DECIMAL ID13484380
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
- Counting from2025-01-01



