Information about #CDD59D color

#CDD59D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CDD59D falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(205, 213, 157) — 80.4% red, 83.5% green, 61.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 3 / 0 / 22 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored yellow, #CDD59D appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rice Paper (#D2D69C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Old Medium Goldenrod (#CDCD96) and Geneva (#D2E09E).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(205, 213, 157)), which gives #CDD59D its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CDD59D: 13.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CDD59D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CDD59D color variations

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

#CDD59D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CDD59D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CDD59D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CDD59D 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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#CDD59D 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 #CDD59D

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

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Old Medium Goldenrod color link
Old Medium Goldenrod

#CDCD96

Geneva color link
Geneva

#D2E09E

Tahuna Sands color link
Tahuna Sands

#D8CC9B

Miso color link
Miso

#D2CCA8

Cool Khaki color link
Cool Khaki

#D4CFA9

Thistle Green color link
Thistle Green

#CCCAA8

Pastel Sand color link
Pastel Sand

#D3C7A2

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Triple Wheatfield color link
Triple Wheatfield

#D1C6A6

Hitchhiker color link
Hitchhiker

#D0C7A8

Zen color link
Zen

#D2D0AE

#CDD59D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDD59D
  • RGB205, 213, 157
  • CMYK3, 0, 22, 16
  • CSSrgb(205, 213, 157)
  • HSL69°, 40%, 73%
  • HSL Precise68.571°, 40%, 72.549%
  • HSV69°, 26%, 84%
  • HSB69°, 26%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.835, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.835, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.835, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCDD59D
  • DECIMAL ID13489565
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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