Information about Blank Canvas color

#DDC7A5 - Blank Canvas color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DDC7A5, known as "Blank Canvas", is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(221, 199, 165) (86.7% red, 78% green, 64.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 9 / 22 / 13 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DDC7A5 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 Haystack (#DEC7A1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Beige (#DDC7A0) and Raffia (#DCC6A0).

The recipe behind #DDC7A5 is rgb(221, 199, 165), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #DDC7A5 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. The name "Blank Canvas" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Blank Canvas color variations

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

Blank Canvas 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 Blank Canvas

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DDC7A5
  • RGB221, 199, 165
  • CMYK0, 9, 22, 13
  • CSSrgb(221, 199, 165)
  • HSL36°, 45%, 76%
  • HSL Precise36.429°, 45.161%, 75.686%
  • HSV36°, 25%, 87%
  • HSB36°, 25%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.867, 0.780, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.867, 0.780, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.867, 0.780, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDDC7A5
  • DECIMAL ID14534565
  • Name Length12
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