Information about #CDA513 color

#CDA513 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CDA513 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 165, 19) — 80.4% red, 64.7% green, 7.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 73 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CDA513 reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and feels open and friendly. 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 Cookie Brown (#C7A317). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Orange Gold (#D4A017) and Lemon Curry (#CCA01D).

The recipe behind #CDA513 is rgb(205, 165, 19), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CDA513: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. #CDA513 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#CDA513 color variations

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

#CDA513 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 #CDA513

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

Cookie Brown color link
Cookie Brown

#C7A317

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Funk color link
Funk

#C6AA24

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDA513
  • RGB205, 165, 19
  • CMYK0, 16, 73, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 165, 19)
  • HSL47°, 83%, 44%
  • HSL Precise47.097°, 83.036%, 43.922%
  • HSV47°, 91%, 80%
  • HSB47°, 91%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.075
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.647, 0.075)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.647, 0.075, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.647, 0.075)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCDA513
  • DECIMAL ID13477139
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01