Information about #CD998A color

#CD998A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CD998A belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(205, 153, 138) — 80.4% red, 60% green, 54.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 26 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CD998A is a confidently colored earthy red that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Quicksand (#C3988B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Sienna (#D09F93) and Pastel Coffee (#D0A48D).

The recipe behind #CD998A is rgb(205, 153, 138), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #CD998A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CD998A color variations

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

#CD998A 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 #CD998A

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

Quicksand color link
Quicksand

#C3988B

Soft Sienna color link
Soft Sienna

#D09F93

Khaki Rose color link
Khaki Rose

#C5908E

Cameo color link
Cameo

#CCA483

Rodeo Dust color link
Rodeo Dust

#C7A384

Dull Apricot color link
Dull Apricot

#D09C97

Best Beige color link
Best Beige

#C7A68B

Pinkish Tan color link
Pinkish Tan

#D99B82

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD998A
  • RGB205, 153, 138
  • CMYK0, 20, 26, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 153, 138)
  • HSL13°, 40%, 67%
  • HSL Precise13.433°, 40.12%, 67.255%
  • HSV13°, 33%, 80%
  • HSB13°, 33%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.600, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.600, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.600, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCD998A
  • DECIMAL ID13474186
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01