Information about #DFAD61 color

#DFAD61 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DFAD61 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(223, 173, 97) — 87.5% red, 67.8% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 49 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#DFAD61 is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Earth Yellow (#E1A95F). Slightly further away sit Equator (#DAB160) and Light Bronze (#DAAA5E).

The recipe behind #DFAD61 is rgb(223, 173, 97), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #DFAD61 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#DFAD61 color variations

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

#DFAD61 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 #DFAD61

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

Earth Yellow color link
Earth Yellow

#E1A95F

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

Sunray color link
Sunray

#E3AB57

Rob Roy color link
Rob Roy

#DDAD56

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Rich Caramel color link
Rich Caramel

#EAB563

JPCD MUSTARD color link
JPCD MUSTARD

#DDA256

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DFAD61
  • RGB223, 173, 97
  • CMYK0, 20, 49, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 173, 97)
  • HSL36°, 66%, 63%
  • HSL Precise36.19°, 66.316%, 62.745%
  • HSV36°, 57%, 87%
  • HSB36°, 57%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.678, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.678, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.678, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDFAD61
  • DECIMAL ID14658913
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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