Information about #CDA079 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#CDA079 presents itself as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange — one that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Golden Thistle Yellow (#CAA375). Nearby in the Register you will also find White Oak (#CE9F6F) and Cameo (#CCA483).
In RGB terms — rgb(205, 160, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #CDA079 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. #CDA079 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#CDA079 color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#CDA079 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#CDA079 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#CDA079 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#CDA079 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#CDA079 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 #CDA079 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #CDA079
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#CAA375
#CE9F6F
#CCA483
#CD9575
#C1A07D
#C7A384
#D2AC7D
#C7AC7D
#C09E80
#D19275
#C8AD7F
#CA9274
#CDA079 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#CDA079
- RGB205, 160, 121
- CMYK0, 18, 33, 20
- CSSrgb(205, 160, 121)
- HSL28°, 46%, 64%
- HSL Precise27.857°, 45.652%, 63.922%
- HSV28°, 41%, 80%
- HSB28°, 41%, 80%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
- GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.627, 0.475)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.627, 0.475, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.627, 0.475)
- Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDCDA079
- DECIMAL ID13475961
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited3 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
