Information about #DEC171 color

#DEC171 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DEC171 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(222, 193, 113) — 87.1% red, 75.7% green, 44.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 43 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DEC171 presents itself as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Chenin (#DEC371). Slightly further away sit Souffle (#D5C171) and Sand (#E2CA76).

In RGB terms — rgb(222, 193, 113) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 12.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DEC171 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DEC171 color variations

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

#DEC171 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 #DEC171

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

Chenin color link
Chenin

#DEC371

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Pencarrow color link
Pencarrow

#E3BF7E

Coyote color link
Coyote

#DDB77B

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Warm Peach color link
Warm Peach

#EBB675

Manuka Honey color link
Manuka Honey

#DEC083

#DEC171 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DEC171
  • RGB222, 193, 113
  • CMYK0, 11, 43, 13
  • HSL44°, 62%, 66%
  • HSL Precise44.037°, 62.286%, 65.686%
  • HSV44°, 49%, 87%
  • HSB44°, 49%, 87%
  • HEX IDDEC171
  • DECIMAL ID14598513
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
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