Information about #DAB559 color

#DAB559 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DAB559 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(218, 181, 89) — 85.5% red, 71% green, 34.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 51 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated orange, #DAB559 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Equator (#DAB160). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rob Roy (#DDAD56) and Lanzones (#E0BC5B).

In RGB terms — rgb(218, 181, 89) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #DAB559 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DAB559 color variations

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

#DAB559 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 #DAB559

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

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Rob Roy color link
Rob Roy

#DDAD56

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

Sunkissed color link
Sunkissed

#E6B553

Sunray color link
Sunray

#E3AB57

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Earth Yellow color link
Earth Yellow

#E1A95F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DAB559
  • RGB218, 181, 89
  • CMYK0, 15, 51, 15
  • CSSrgb(218, 181, 89)
  • HSL43°, 64%, 60%
  • HSL Precise42.791°, 63.547%, 60.196%
  • HSV43°, 59%, 85%
  • HSB43°, 59%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.855, 0.710, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.855, 0.710, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.855, 0.710, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDAB559
  • DECIMAL ID14333273
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01