Information about #DE9C2B color

#DE9C2B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DE9C2B falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(222, 156, 43) — 87.1% red, 61.2% green, 16.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 26 / 70 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DE9C2B presents itself as a vivid, lively warm orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Buttercup (#DA9429). Slightly further away sit Warm Gold (#DAA428) and Candlelight (#E09D37).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(222, 156, 43)), which gives #DE9C2B its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. #DE9C2B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#DE9C2B color variations

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

#DE9C2B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DE9C2B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DE9C2B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DE9C2B 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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#DD542B

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#DD2B49

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#DD2B90

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#DE9C2B 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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#2B6DDE
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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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#432BDE
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#2BC6DE
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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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#DE432B
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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
#DE9C2B
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#2BDE9C
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#9C2BDE
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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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#6DDE2B
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#2B6DDE
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#9C2BDE
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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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#2BDE43
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#2B6DDE
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#DE2BC6
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Nearest named colors to #DE9C2B

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

Buttercup color link
Buttercup

#DA9429

Warm Gold color link
Warm Gold

#DAA428

Candlelight color link
Candlelight

#E09D37

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Marigold color link
Marigold

#EAA221

Royal Arabian color link
Royal Arabian

#D7991C

Turmeric color link
Turmeric

#E69B3A

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

Urobilin color link
Urobilin

#E1AD21

Carpe Diem color link
Carpe Diem

#E4943D

#DE9C2B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DE9C2B
  • RGB222, 156, 43
  • CMYK0, 26, 70, 13
  • CSSrgb(222, 156, 43)
  • HSL38°, 73%, 52%
  • HSL Precise37.877°, 73.061%, 51.961%
  • HSV38°, 81%, 87%
  • HSB38°, 81%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.612, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.612, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.612, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDE9C2B
  • DECIMAL ID14588971
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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