Information about #DFC999 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DFC999 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(223, 201, 153) — 87.5% red, 78.8% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 27 / 13. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid warm orange, #DFC999 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Smooth Cream (#DAC79C). Slightly further away sit Quarter Putty (#E0CB9F) and Honey Beige (#DBC49B).

The recipe behind #DFC999 is rgb(223, 201, 153), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 13.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. #DFC999 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#DFC999 color variations

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

#DFC999 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#DFC999 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#DFC999 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#DFC999 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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#DFC999 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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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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#9ADFC9
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#C99ADF
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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 #DFC999

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

Smooth Cream color link
Smooth Cream

#DAC79C

Quarter Putty color link
Quarter Putty

#E0CB9F

Honey Beige color link
Honey Beige

#DBC49B

Soft Beige color link
Soft Beige

#DDC7A0

Double Colonial White color link
Double Colonial White

#E4CF99

Tahuna Sands color link
Tahuna Sands

#D8CC9B

Raffia color link
Raffia

#DCC6A0

Haystack color link
Haystack

#DEC7A1

Champagne Beige color link
Champagne Beige

#DBC4A0

Cocoon color link
Cocoon

#DAC39F

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

Cookie color link
Cookie

#E6CEA0

#DFC999 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DFC999
  • RGB223, 201, 153
  • CMYK0, 9, 27, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 201, 153)
  • HSL41°, 52%, 74%
  • HSL Precise41.143°, 52.239%, 73.725%
  • HSV41°, 31%, 87%
  • HSB41°, 31%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.788, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.788, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.788, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDFC999
  • DECIMAL ID14666137
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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