Information about #DFA661 color

#DFA661 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DFA661 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(223, 166, 97) — 87.5% red, 65.1% green, 38% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 22 / 49 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DFA661 presents itself as a vivid, lively orange — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Earth Yellow (#E1A95F). Slightly further away sit Light Bronze (#DAAA5E) and Porsche (#DF9D5B).

In RGB terms — rgb(223, 166, 97) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DFA661: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. No one has named #DFA661 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DFA661 color variations

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

#DFA661 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 #DFA661

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

Earth Yellow color link
Earth Yellow

#E1A95F

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

Porsche color link
Porsche

#DF9D5B

Sunray color link
Sunray

#E3AB57

JPCD MUSTARD color link
JPCD MUSTARD

#DDA256

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Rob Roy color link
Rob Roy

#DDAD56

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Di Serria color link
Di Serria

#DB995E

Soft Chamois color link
Soft Chamois

#D4A36A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DFA661
  • RGB223, 166, 97
  • CMYK0, 22, 49, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 166, 97)
  • HSL33°, 66%, 63%
  • HSL Precise32.857°, 66.316%, 62.745%
  • HSV33°, 57%, 87%
  • HSB33°, 57%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.651, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.651, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.651, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDFA661
  • DECIMAL ID14657121
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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