Information about #DE9C39 color

#DE9C39 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DE9C39 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(222, 156, 57) (87.1% red, 61.2% green, 22.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 26 / 65 / 13 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DE9C39 reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Candlelight (#E09D37). Slightly further away sit Turmeric (#E69B3A) and Fire Bush (#E09842).

In RGB terms — rgb(222, 156, 57) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DE9C39 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DE9C39 color variations

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#DE9C39 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 #DE9C39

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DE9C39
  • RGB222, 156, 57
  • CMYK0, 26, 65, 13
  • CSSrgb(222, 156, 57)
  • HSL36°, 71%, 55%
  • HSL Precise36°, 71.429%, 54.706%
  • HSV36°, 74%, 87%
  • HSB36°, 74%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.224
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.612, 0.224)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.612, 0.224, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.612, 0.224)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDE9C39
  • DECIMAL ID14588985
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01