Information about #DC9E5B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DC9E5B is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 158, 91) — 86.3% red, 62% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 24 / 51 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored amber-leaning orange, #DC9E5B 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 a hair away from Porsche (#DF9D5B). Slightly further away sit Di Serria (#DB995E) and JPCD MUSTARD (#DDA256).

In RGB terms — rgb(220, 158, 91) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DC9E5B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DC9E5B color variations

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

#DC9E5B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DC9E5B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DC9E5B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Jetsam Brown

#948575
Grey

#808080

#DC9E5B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#DC9E5B 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #DC9E5B

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

Porsche color link
Porsche

#DF9D5B

Di Serria color link
Di Serria

#DB995E

JPCD MUSTARD color link
JPCD MUSTARD

#DDA256

Apricot Tan color link
Apricot Tan

#DD9760

Pastel Ochre color link
Pastel Ochre

#D69759

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

Earth Yellow color link
Earth Yellow

#E1A95F

Indian Yellow color link
Indian Yellow

#E3A857

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Persian Orange color link
Persian Orange

#D99058

Brilliant Orange color link
Brilliant Orange

#E79C51

Sunray color link
Sunray

#E3AB57

#DC9E5B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DC9E5B
  • RGB220, 158, 91
  • CMYK0, 24, 51, 14
  • HSL31°, 65%, 61%
  • HSL Precise31.163°, 64.824%, 60.98%
  • HSV31°, 59%, 86%
  • HSB31°, 59%, 86%
  • HEX IDDC9E5B
  • DECIMAL ID14458459
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
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