Information about #D8A855 color

#D8A855 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D8A855 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(216, 168, 85) — 84.7% red, 65.9% green, 33.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 51 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #D8A855 reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rob Roy (#DDAD56). Slightly further away sit JPCD MUSTARD (#DDA256) and Apache (#D3A95C).

The recipe behind #D8A855 is rgb(216, 168, 85), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D8A855 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D8A855 color variations

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

#D8A855 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 #D8A855

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

Rob Roy color link
Rob Roy

#DDAD56

JPCD MUSTARD color link
JPCD MUSTARD

#DDA256

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

Fish N Chips color link
Fish N Chips

#DCAB4B

Sunray color link
Sunray

#E3AB57

Earth Yellow color link
Earth Yellow

#E1A95F

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Porsche color link
Porsche

#DF9D5B

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D8A855
  • RGB216, 168, 85
  • CMYK0, 19, 51, 15
  • CSSrgb(216, 168, 85)
  • HSL38°, 63%, 59%
  • HSL Precise38.015°, 62.679%, 59.02%
  • HSV38°, 61%, 85%
  • HSB38°, 61%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.847, 0.659, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.847, 0.659, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.847, 0.659, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDD8A855
  • DECIMAL ID14198869
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01