Information about #DEC378 color

#DEC378 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DEC378 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(222, 195, 120) — 87.1% red, 76.5% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 40 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange, #DEC378 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 a hair away from Chenin (#DEC371). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Sand (#E2CA76) and Pencarrow (#E3BF7E).

In RGB terms — rgb(222, 195, 120) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #DEC378 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DEC378 color variations

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

#DEC378 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 #DEC378

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

Chenin color link
Chenin

#DEC371

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Pencarrow color link
Pencarrow

#E3BF7E

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Zombie color link
Zombie

#DDC283

Manuka Honey color link
Manuka Honey

#DEC083

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Coyote color link
Coyote

#DDB77B

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Marzipan color link
Marzipan

#EBC881

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DEC378
  • RGB222, 195, 120
  • CMYK0, 11, 40, 13
  • CSSrgb(222, 195, 120)
  • HSL44°, 61%, 67%
  • HSL Precise44.118°, 60.714%, 67.059%
  • HSV44°, 46%, 87%
  • HSB44°, 46%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.765
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.765, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.765, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.765, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDEC378
  • DECIMAL ID14599032
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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