Information about #DFB366 color

#DFB366 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DFB366 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(223, 179, 102) — 87.5% red, 70.2% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 17 / 47 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#DFB366 is a strongly colored amber-leaning 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 Dirty Mustard (#E2B45F). Slightly further away sit Equator (#DAB160) and Essential Cream (#DCB66F).

The recipe behind #DFB366 is rgb(223, 179, 102), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DFB366: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DFB366 color variations

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

#DFB366 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 #DFB366

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

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Rich Caramel color link
Rich Caramel

#EAB563

Earth Yellow color link
Earth Yellow

#E1A95F

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Fawn color link
Fawn

#E5AA70

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Rob Roy color link
Rob Roy

#DDAD56

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DFB366
  • RGB223, 179, 102
  • CMYK0, 17, 47, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 179, 102)
  • HSL38°, 65%, 64%
  • HSL Precise38.182°, 65.405%, 63.725%
  • HSV38°, 54%, 87%
  • HSB38°, 54%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.702, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.702, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.702, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDFB366
  • DECIMAL ID14660454
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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