Information about #DFCB9A color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #DFCB9A reads as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quarter Putty (#E0CB9F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Colonial White (#E4CF99) and Smooth Cream (#DAC79C).
The recipe behind #DFCB9A is rgb(223, 203, 154), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #DFCB9A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#DFCB9A color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
#DFCB9A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#DFCB9A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#DFCB9A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#DFCB9A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#DFCB9A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #DFCB9A color
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Nearest named colors to #DFCB9A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#E0CB9F
#E4CF99
#DAC79C
#D8CC9B
#DDC7A0
#DEC7A1
#DBC49B
#DCC6A0
#E8CD9A
#E6CEA0
#DBC4A0
#DAC39F
#DFCB9A color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#DFCB9A
- RGB223, 203, 154
- CMYK0, 8, 27, 13
- CSSrgb(223, 203, 154)
- HSL43°, 52%, 74%
- HSL Precise42.609°, 51.88%, 73.922%
- HSV43°, 31%, 87%
- HSB43°, 31%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.796
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
- GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.796, 0.604)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.796, 0.604, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.796, 0.604)
- Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB79.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDDFCB9A
- DECIMAL ID14666650
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
