Information about #DB500F color

#DB500F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DB500F falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(219, 80, 15) — 85.9% red, 31.4% green, 5.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 55 / 80 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DB500F is a intensely saturated orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Deep Orange (#DC4D01). Slightly further away sit Trinidad (#E64E03) and Rusty Orange (#CD5909).

In RGB terms — rgb(219, 80, 15) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DB500F: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. No one has named #DB500F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DB500F color variations

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#DB500F 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 #DB500F

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

Deep Orange color link
Deep Orange

#DC4D01

Trinidad color link
Trinidad

#E64E03

Rusty Orange color link
Rusty Orange

#CD5909

Grenadier color link
Grenadier

#D54600

Tawny color link
Tawny

#CD5700

Flame color link
Flame

#E25822

Burnt Orange color link
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

Sinopia color link
Sinopia

#CB410B

Persimmon color link
Persimmon

#EC5800

#DB500F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DB500F
  • RGB219, 80, 15
  • CMYK0, 55, 80, 14
  • HSL19°, 87%, 46%
  • HSL Precise19.118°, 87.179%, 45.882%
  • HSV19°, 93%, 86%
  • HSB19°, 93%, 86%
  • HEX IDDB500F
  • DECIMAL ID14372879
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
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