Information about #DFC996 color

#DFC996 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DFC996 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(223, 201, 150) — 87.5% red, 78.8% green, 58.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 29 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored orange, #DFC996 floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Smooth Cream (#DAC79C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Honey Beige (#DBC49B) and Double Colonial White (#E4CF99).

In RGB terms — rgb(223, 201, 150) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #DFC996 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. #DFC996 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#DFC996 color variations

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

#DFC996 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DFC996 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#CDAB5C

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#AA8734

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Black

#000000

#DFC996 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DFC996 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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#DEAB95

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#DFC996 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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#96ACDF
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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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#A496DF
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#96D0DF
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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
#DFC996
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#96DFC9
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#C996DF
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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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#ACDF96
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#96ACDF
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#C996DF
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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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#96ACDF
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#DF96D0
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Nearest named colors to #DFC996

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

Smooth Cream color link
Smooth Cream

#DAC79C

Honey Beige color link
Honey Beige

#DBC49B

Double Colonial White color link
Double Colonial White

#E4CF99

Tahuna Sands color link
Tahuna Sands

#D8CC9B

Quarter Putty color link
Quarter Putty

#E0CB9F

Soft Beige color link
Soft Beige

#DDC7A0

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

Raffia color link
Raffia

#DCC6A0

Haystack color link
Haystack

#DEC7A1

Champagne Beige color link
Champagne Beige

#DBC4A0

Cocoon color link
Cocoon

#DAC39F

Cookie color link
Cookie

#E6CEA0

#DFC996 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DFC996
  • RGB223, 201, 150
  • CMYK0, 9, 29, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 201, 150)
  • HSL42°, 53%, 73%
  • HSL Precise41.918°, 53.285%, 73.137%
  • HSV42°, 33%, 87%
  • HSB42°, 33%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.788, 0.588)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.788, 0.588, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.788, 0.588)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDFC996
  • DECIMAL ID14666134
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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