Information about #DFB981 color

#DFB981 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DFB981 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(223, 185, 129) — 87.5% red, 72.5% green, 50.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 15 / 37 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated warm orange, #DFB981 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Burlywood (#DEB887). Slightly further away sit Coyote (#DDB77B) and Manuka Honey (#DEC083).

The recipe behind #DFB981 is rgb(223, 185, 129), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DFB981 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DFB981 color variations

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

#DFB981 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 #DFB981

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

Burlywood color link
Burlywood

#DEB887

Coyote color link
Coyote

#DDB77B

Manuka Honey color link
Manuka Honey

#DEC083

Pencarrow color link
Pencarrow

#E3BF7E

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Zombie color link
Zombie

#DDC283

Corvette color link
Corvette

#E9BA81

Manhattan color link
Manhattan

#E2AF80

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DFB981
  • RGB223, 185, 129
  • CMYK0, 15, 37, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 185, 129)
  • HSL36°, 59%, 69%
  • HSL Precise35.745°, 59.494%, 69.02%
  • HSV36°, 42%, 87%
  • HSB36°, 42%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.725, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.725, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.725, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDFB981
  • DECIMAL ID14662017
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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