Information about #D9870C color

#D9870C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #D9870C belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(217, 135, 12) — 85.1% red, 52.9% green, 4.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 32 / 80 / 15. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#D9870C is a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Cool Copper (#D98719). Nearby in the Register you will also find Harvest Gold (#DA9100) and Fulvous (#E48400).

In RGB terms — rgb(217, 135, 12) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #D9870C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. #D9870C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#D9870C color variations

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

#D9870C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#D9870C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#D9870C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#D9870C 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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#DA340B

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#D9870C 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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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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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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#DA200B
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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
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#0BDA87
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#870BDA
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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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#870BDA
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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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#DA0BC5
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Nearest named colors to #D9870C

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

Cool Copper color link
Cool Copper

#D98719

Harvest Gold color link
Harvest Gold

#DA9100

Fulvous color link
Fulvous

#E48400

Desert Yellow color link
Desert Yellow

#CA8D16

Mustard Brown color link
Mustard Brown

#CD7A00

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

Gamboge color link
Gamboge

#E49B0F

Royal Arabian color link
Royal Arabian

#D7991C

Dirty Orange color link
Dirty Orange

#C87606

Vivid Amber color link
Vivid Amber

#CC9900

Gold Brown color link
Gold Brown

#CB7E1F

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

#D9870C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D9870C
  • RGB217, 135, 12
  • CMYK0, 32, 80, 15
  • CSSrgb(217, 135, 12)
  • HSL36°, 90%, 45%
  • HSL Precise36°, 89.52%, 44.902%
  • HSV36°, 94%, 85%
  • HSB36°, 94%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.529
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.529, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.529, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.529, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDD9870C
  • DECIMAL ID14255884
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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