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Information about #DC9238 color

#DC9238 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DC9238 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 146, 56) — 86.3% red, 57.3% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 64 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DC9238 is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Party Animal (#DB9241). Slightly further away sit Rustic Orange (#D78C3D) and Carpe Diem (#E4943D).

The recipe behind #DC9238 is rgb(220, 146, 56), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DC9238 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DC9238 color variations

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

#DC9238 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 #DC9238

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

Party Animal color link
Party Animal

#DB9241

Carpe Diem color link
Carpe Diem

#E4943D

Candlelight color link
Candlelight

#E09D37

Fuel Yellow color link
Fuel Yellow

#D19033

Fire Bush color link
Fire Bush

#E09842

Dull Orange color link
Dull Orange

#D8863B

Turmeric color link
Turmeric

#E69B3A

California color link
California

#E98C3A

Buttercup color link
Buttercup

#DA9429

Afterglow color link
Afterglow

#CE9732

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DC9238
  • RGB220, 146, 56
  • CMYK0, 29, 64, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 146, 56)
  • HSL33°, 70%, 54%
  • HSL Precise32.927°, 70.085%, 54.118%
  • HSV33°, 75%, 86%
  • HSB33°, 75%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.573, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.573, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.573, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDC9238
  • DECIMAL ID14455352
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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