Information about #D6A956 color

#D6A956 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D6A956 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(214, 169, 86) — 83.9% red, 66.3% green, 33.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 18 / 50 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#D6A956 presents itself as a energetic, saturated orange — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 Apache (#D3A95C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rob Roy (#DDAD56) and Light Bronze (#DAAA5E).

In RGB terms — rgb(214, 169, 86) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #D6A956 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#D6A956 color variations

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#D6A956 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 #D6A956

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

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Rob Roy color link
Rob Roy

#DDAD56

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

JPCD MUSTARD color link
JPCD MUSTARD

#DDA256

Fish N Chips color link
Fish N Chips

#DCAB4B

Sunray color link
Sunray

#E3AB57

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Earth Yellow color link
Earth Yellow

#E1A95F

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Sand Brown color link
Sand Brown

#CBA560

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D6A956
  • RGB214, 169, 86
  • CMYK0, 18, 50, 16
  • CSSrgb(214, 169, 86)
  • HSL39°, 61%, 59%
  • HSL Precise38.906°, 60.952%, 58.824%
  • HSV39°, 60%, 84%
  • HSB39°, 60%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.839, 0.663, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.839, 0.663, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.839, 0.663, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDD6A956
  • DECIMAL ID14068054
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01