Information about #DC8F14 color

#DC8F14 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DC8F14 falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 143, 20) — 86.3% red, 56.1% green, 7.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 30 / 78 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DC8F14 reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cool Copper (#D98719). Slightly further away sit Royal Arabian (#D7991C) and Gamboge (#E49B0F).

The recipe behind #DC8F14 is rgb(220, 143, 20), with red as the dominant ingredient. 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, #DC8F14 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DC8F14 color variations

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

#DC8F14 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 #DC8F14

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

Cool Copper color link
Cool Copper

#D98719

Gamboge color link
Gamboge

#E49B0F

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Harvest Gold color link
Harvest Gold

#DA9100

Buttercup color link
Buttercup

#DA9429

Rich Orange color link
Rich Orange

#F38D11

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Fulvous color link
Fulvous

#E48400

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DC8F14
  • RGB220, 143, 20
  • CMYK0, 30, 78, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 143, 20)
  • HSL37°, 83%, 47%
  • HSL Precise36.9°, 83.333%, 47.059%
  • HSV37°, 91%, 86%
  • HSB37°, 91%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.561, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.561, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.561, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDC8F14
  • DECIMAL ID14454548
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01