Information about #FFCD15 color

#FFCD15 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FFCD15 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(255, 205, 21) — 100% red, 80.4% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 92 / 0. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #FFCD15 reads as a intensely saturated yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bright Gold (#FDD017). Slightly further away sit Metallic Yellow (#FDCC0D) and Sunflower (#FFC512).

In RGB terms — rgb(255, 205, 21) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FFCD15: 14.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. No one has named #FFCD15 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#FFCD15 color variations

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

#FFCD15 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#FFD643

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#FFE172

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#FFEBA1

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#FFF5D0

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White

#FFFFFF

#FFCD15 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#DCAD00

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#A58100

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#6E5600

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#372B00

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Black

#000000

#FFCD15 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#E7BE28

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#CEAF3D

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#B5A052

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#9B9068

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Grey

#808080

#FFCD15 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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#76FF14

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#D4FF14

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#FF6E14

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#FF1418

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#FF1476

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#FFCD15 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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#1447FF
#1447FF

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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
#FFCD15
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#5714FF
#5714FF

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#14BDFF
#14BDFF

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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
#BDFF14
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#FFCD15
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#FF5714
#FF5714

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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
#FFCD15
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#14FFCC
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#CC14FF
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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
#FFCD15
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#47FF14
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#1447FF
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#CC14FF
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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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#14FF57
#14FF57

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#1447FF
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#FF14BD
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Nearest named colors to #FFCD15

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

Bright Gold color link
Bright Gold

#FDD017

Metallic Yellow color link
Metallic Yellow

#FDCC0D

Sunflower color link
Sunflower

#FFC512

Golden Corn color link
Golden Corn

#F6C915

Jonquil color link
Jonquil

#F4CA16

Deep Lemon color link
Deep Lemon

#F5C71A

Mikado Yellow color link
Mikado Yellow

#FFC40C

Simpsons Yellow color link
Simpsons Yellow

#FFD90F

Sunset Yellow color link
Sunset Yellow

#FFC922

Ikea Yellow color link
Ikea Yellow

#FFDA1A

Walmart Yellow color link
Walmart Yellow

#FFC220

Real Madrid Gold color link
Real Madrid Gold

#FEBE10

#FFCD15 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FFCD15
  • RGB255, 205, 21
  • CMYK0, 20, 92, 0
  • CSSrgb(255, 205, 21)
  • HSL47°, 100%, 54%
  • HSL Precise47.179°, 100%, 54.118%
  • HSV47°, 92%, 100%
  • HSB47°, 92%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.804, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.804, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.804, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDFFCD15
  • DECIMAL ID16764181
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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