Information about #DC9B18 color

#DC9B18 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DC9B18 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 155, 24) — 86.3% red, 60.8% green, 9.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 77 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DC9B18 reads as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Royal Arabian (#D7991C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Orange Gold (#D4A017) and Gamboge (#E49B0F).

The recipe behind #DC9B18 is rgb(220, 155, 24), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DC9B18: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DC9B18 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DC9B18 color variations

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

#DC9B18 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DC9B18 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#B07C13

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#845D0E

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#583E09

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#2C1F04

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Black

#000000

#DC9B18 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#CA952C

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#B89040

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#A58A55

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Grey

#808080

#DC9B18 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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#80DC18

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#CFDC18

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#DC4C18

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#DC1832

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#DC1880

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#DC9B18 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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#185ADC
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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
#DC9B18
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#3918DC
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#18BCDC
#18BCDC

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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
#BCDC18
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#DC3918
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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
#DC9B18
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#18DC9B
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#9B18DC
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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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#5ADC18
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#185ADC
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#9B18DC
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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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#18DC39
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#185ADC
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#DC18BC
#DC18BC

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Nearest named colors to #DC9B18

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

Royal Arabian color link
Royal Arabian

#D7991C

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Gamboge color link
Gamboge

#E49B0F

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Marigold color link
Marigold

#EAA221

Warm Gold color link
Warm Gold

#DAA428

Buttercup color link
Buttercup

#DA9429

Cool Copper color link
Cool Copper

#D98719

Bee Yellow color link
Bee Yellow

#E9AB17

Urobilin color link
Urobilin

#E1AD21

#DC9B18 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DC9B18
  • RGB220, 155, 24
  • CMYK0, 25, 77, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 155, 24)
  • HSL40°, 80%, 48%
  • HSL Precise40.102°, 80.328%, 47.843%
  • HSV40°, 89%, 86%
  • HSB40°, 89%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.608, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.608, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.608, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDC9B18
  • DECIMAL ID14457624
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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