Information about #D9AE62 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#D9AE62 is a vivid, lively orange that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Equator (#DAB160). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Bronze (#DAAA5E) and Apache (#D3A95C).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(217, 174, 98)), which gives #D9AE62 its character. If you plan to put text on a #D9AE62 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D9AE62 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#D9AE62 color variations
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#D9AE62 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#D9AE62 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#D9AE62 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#D9AE62 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#D9AE62 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #D9AE62 color
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Nearest named colors to #D9AE62
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#DAB160
#DAAA5E
#D3A95C
#E1A95F
#E2B45F
#DDAD56
#CCAD60
#D2B960
#D4A36A
#E3AB57
#DCB66F
#E3A857
#D9AE62 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#D9AE62
- RGB217, 174, 98
- CMYK0, 17, 47, 15
- CSSrgb(217, 174, 98)
- HSL38°, 61%, 62%
- HSL Precise38.319°, 61.026%, 61.765%
- HSV38°, 55%, 85%
- HSB38°, 55%, 85%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.851
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
- GLSLvec3(0.851, 0.682, 0.384)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.851, 0.682, 0.384, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.851, 0.682, 0.384)
- Percentage of Red in RGB85.1%
- Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDD9AE62
- DECIMAL ID14265954
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
