Information about #CDB17F color

#CDB17F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CDB17F falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 177, 127) — 80.4% red, 69.4% green, 49.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 31 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #CDB17F reads as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Steamed Chestnut (#D3B17D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light French Beige (#C8AD7F) and Muka (#D2AC7D).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 177, 127) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CDB17F: 10.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CDB17F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CDB17F color variations

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

#CDB17F 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 #CDB17F

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

Muka color link
Muka

#D2AC7D

Toupe color link
Toupe

#C7AC7D

Yuma color link
Yuma

#C7B882

Calico color link
Calico

#D5B185

Deja Vu color link
Deja Vu

#D7AE81

Ecru color link
Ecru

#C2B280

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDB17F
  • RGB205, 177, 127
  • CMYK0, 11, 31, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 177, 127)
  • HSL38°, 44%, 65%
  • HSL Precise38.462°, 43.82%, 65.098%
  • HSV38°, 38%, 80%
  • HSB38°, 38%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.694, 0.498)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.694, 0.498, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.694, 0.498)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCDB17F
  • DECIMAL ID13480319
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01