Information about #DF9C00 color

#DF9C00 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DF9C00 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(223, 156, 0) — 87.5% red, 61.2% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 26 / 87 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A intensely saturated orange, #DF9C00 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Harvest Gold (#DA9100). Slightly further away sit Fashion Gold (#D2A500) and Gamboge (#E49B0F).

In RGB terms — rgb(223, 156, 0) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. #DF9C00 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#DF9C00 color variations

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

#DF9C00 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 #DF9C00

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

Harvest Gold color link
Harvest Gold

#DA9100

Fashion Gold color link
Fashion Gold

#D2A500

Gamboge color link
Gamboge

#E49B0F

Starstruck color link
Starstruck

#E6AC00

Vivid Amber color link
Vivid Amber

#CC9900

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Yellow Ochre color link
Yellow Ochre

#CB9D06

Saffron Gold color link
Saffron Gold

#F08F00

Fulvous color link
Fulvous

#E48400

Ocre color link
Ocre

#C69C04

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DF9C00
  • RGB223, 156, 0
  • CMYK0, 26, 87, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 156, 0)
  • HSL42°, 100%, 44%
  • HSL Precise41.973°, 100%, 43.725%
  • HSV42°, 100%, 87%
  • HSB42°, 100%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.612, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.612, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.612, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDF9C00
  • DECIMAL ID14654464
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01