Information about #DE9C73 color

#DE9C73 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DE9C73 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(222, 156, 115) (87.1% red, 61.2% green, 45.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 26 / 42 / 13 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DE9C73 reads as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange and 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 very close to Burning Sand (#D99376). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Salmon (#E9967A) and Soft Chamois (#D4A36A).

In RGB terms — rgb(222, 156, 115) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #DE9C73 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DE9C73 color variations

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

#DE9C73 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DE9C73 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DE9C73 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DE9C73 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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#DE9C73 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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#737FDE
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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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#73DE9C
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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 #DE9C73

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

Burning Sand color link
Burning Sand

#D99376

Dark Salmon color link
Dark Salmon

#E9967A

Soft Chamois color link
Soft Chamois

#D4A36A

Middle Red color link
Middle Red

#E58E73

Pinkish Tan color link
Pinkish Tan

#D99B82

Fawn color link
Fawn

#E5AA70

Feldspar color link
Feldspar

#D19275

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

Sawtooth Oak color link
Sawtooth Oak

#EC956C

Apricot Red color link
Apricot Red

#E8917D

Antique Brass color link
Antique Brass

#CD9575

#DE9C73 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DE9C73
  • RGB222, 156, 115
  • CMYK0, 26, 42, 13
  • CSSrgb(222, 156, 115)
  • HSL23°, 62%, 66%
  • HSL Precise22.991°, 61.85%, 66.078%
  • HSV23°, 48%, 87%
  • HSB23°, 48%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.612, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.612, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.612, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDE9C73
  • DECIMAL ID14589043
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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