Information about #CDDA6C color

#CDDA6C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CDDA6C falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 218, 108) — 80.4% red, 85.5% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 43 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CDDA6C is a energetic, saturated yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Chinese Green (#D0DB61). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Curiosity (#D3E568) and Greenish Beige (#C9D179).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(205, 218, 108)), which gives #CDDA6C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CDDA6C: 13.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CDDA6C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CDDA6C color variations

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#CDDA6C 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 #CDDA6C

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

Curiosity color link
Curiosity

#D3E568

RCAP GREEN color link
RCAP GREEN

#D5E868

RCAP Yellow color link
RCAP Yellow

#D6E868

Sublime color link
Sublime

#CDE65D

Tiger Lily color link
Tiger Lily

#DDE574

Somerset color link
Somerset

#DFDD78

Spring Fever color link
Spring Fever

#E3DF6E

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

#CDDA6C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDDA6C
  • RGB205, 218, 108
  • CMYK5, 0, 43, 15
  • CSSrgb(205, 218, 108)
  • HSL67°, 60%, 64%
  • HSL Precise67.091°, 59.783%, 63.922%
  • HSV67°, 50%, 85%
  • HSB67°, 50%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.855, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.855, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.855, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCDDA6C
  • DECIMAL ID13490796
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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