Information about #DC9C65 color

#DC9C65 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DC9C65 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(220, 156, 101) — 86.3% red, 61.2% green, 39.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 47 / 14. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DC9C65 is a vivid, lively orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Apricot Tan (#DD9760). Slightly further away sit Di Serria (#DB995E) and Porsche (#DF9D5B).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(220, 156, 101)), which gives #DC9C65 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DC9C65: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. No one has named #DC9C65 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DC9C65 color variations

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

#DC9C65 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DC9C65 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DC9C65 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DC9C65 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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#DC9C65 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #DC9C65

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

Apricot Tan color link
Apricot Tan

#DD9760

Di Serria color link
Di Serria

#DB995E

Porsche color link
Porsche

#DF9D5B

Soft Chamois color link
Soft Chamois

#D4A36A

Pastel Ochre color link
Pastel Ochre

#D69759

Earth Yellow color link
Earth Yellow

#E1A95F

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Whiskey Sour color link
Whiskey Sour

#D4915D

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

Whiskey color link
Whiskey

#D29062

JPCD MUSTARD color link
JPCD MUSTARD

#DDA256

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

#DC9C65 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DC9C65
  • RGB220, 156, 101
  • CMYK0, 25, 47, 14
  • CSSrgb(220, 156, 101)
  • HSL28°, 63%, 63%
  • HSL Precise27.731°, 62.963%, 62.941%
  • HSV28°, 54%, 86%
  • HSB28°, 54%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • GLSLvec3(0.863, 0.612, 0.396)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.863, 0.612, 0.396, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.863, 0.612, 0.396)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDC9C65
  • DECIMAL ID14457957
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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