Information about #FFCD61 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#FFCD61 is a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Brilliant Gamboge (#FFC565). Slightly further away sit Tinkerbell (#FCD763) and Light Mustard (#F7D560).
The recipe behind #FFCD61 is rgb(255, 205, 97), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 14.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #FFCD61 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#FFCD61 color variations
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#FFCD61 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#FFCD61 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#FFCD61 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#FFCD61 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#FFCD61 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #FFCD61 color
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Nearest named colors to #FFCD61
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#FFC565
#FCD763
#F7D560
#FFD865
#F3C762
#FADA5E
#F9D054
#FCBF66
#FFDB58
#F4D054
#F7BF68
#F9BF58
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#FFCD61
- RGB255, 205, 97
- CMYK0, 20, 62, 0
- CSSrgb(255, 205, 97)
- HSL41°, 100%, 69%
- HSL Precise41.013°, 100%, 69.02%
- HSV41°, 62%, 100%
- HSB41°, 62%, 100%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)1.000
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
- GLSLvec3(1.000, 0.804, 0.380)
- GLSL with alphavec4(1.000, 0.804, 0.380, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(1.000, 0.804, 0.380)
- Percentage of Red in RGB100%
- Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDFFCD61
- DECIMAL ID16764257
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
