Information about #CDDA6D color

#CDDA6D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #CDDA6D belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(205, 218, 109) (80.4% red, 85.5% green, 42.7% blue), or CMYK 5 / 0 / 43 / 15 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CDDA6D presents itself as a pleasantly vivid yellow — one that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Chinese Green (#D0DB61). Nearby in the Register you will also find Curiosity (#D3E568) and Greenish Beige (#C9D179).

In RGB terms — rgb(205, 218, 109) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #CDDA6D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #CDDA6D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#CDDA6D color variations

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

#CDDA6D 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 #CDDA6D

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

Curiosity color link
Curiosity

#D3E568

RCAP GREEN color link
RCAP GREEN

#D5E868

RCAP Yellow color link
RCAP Yellow

#D6E868

Sublime color link
Sublime

#CDE65D

Tiger Lily color link
Tiger Lily

#DDE574

Somerset color link
Somerset

#DFDD78

Hypnotic color link
Hypnotic

#D1E182

Spring Fever color link
Spring Fever

#E3DF6E

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CDDA6D
  • RGB205, 218, 109
  • CMYK5, 0, 43, 15
  • CSSrgb(205, 218, 109)
  • HSL67°, 60%, 64%
  • HSL Precise67.156°, 59.563%, 64.118%
  • HSV67°, 50%, 85%
  • HSB67°, 50%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.855, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.855, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.855, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCDDA6D
  • DECIMAL ID13490797
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01