Information about #DF8D2D color

#DF8D2D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DF8D2D falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(223, 141, 45) — 87.5% red, 55.3% green, 17.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 32 / 70 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DF8D2D presents itself as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Buttercup (#DA9429). Slightly further away sit Cadmium Orange (#ED872D) and Fuel Yellow (#D19033).

In RGB terms — rgb(223, 141, 45) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DF8D2D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DF8D2D color variations

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

#DF8D2D 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 #DF8D2D

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

Buttercup color link
Buttercup

#DA9429

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

California color link
California

#E98C3A

Dull Orange color link
Dull Orange

#D8863B

West Side color link
West Side

#E5823A

Carpe Diem color link
Carpe Diem

#E4943D

Tree Poppy color link
Tree Poppy

#E2813B

Candlelight color link
Candlelight

#E09D37

Sun color link
Sun

#EF8E38

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DF8D2D
  • RGB223, 141, 45
  • CMYK0, 32, 70, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 141, 45)
  • HSL32°, 74%, 53%
  • HSL Precise32.36°, 73.554%, 52.549%
  • HSV32°, 80%, 87%
  • HSB32°, 80%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.553, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.553, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.553, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDF8D2D
  • DECIMAL ID14650669
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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