Information about #CDAB5B color

#CDAB5B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #CDAB5B is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 171, 91) — 80.4% red, 67.1% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 45 / 20. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#CDAB5B presents itself as a clearly saturated warm orange — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Desert (#CCAD60). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Apache (#D3A95C) and Laser (#C6A95E).

The recipe behind #CDAB5B is rgb(205, 171, 91), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #CDAB5B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. No one has named #CDAB5B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#CDAB5B color variations

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#CDAB5B 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 #CDAB5B

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

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Laser color link
Laser

#C6A95E

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Gold Lustre color link
Gold Lustre

#C9B25F

Vegas Gold color link
Vegas Gold

#C5B358

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Sundance color link
Sundance

#C4AA4D

#CDAB5B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDAB5B
  • RGB205, 171, 91
  • CMYK0, 13, 45, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 171, 91)
  • HSL42°, 53%, 58%
  • HSL Precise42.105°, 53.271%, 58.039%
  • HSV42°, 56%, 80%
  • HSB42°, 56%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.671, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.671, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.671, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDCDAB5B
  • DECIMAL ID13478747
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01