Information about Daylily color

#FF8936 - Daylily color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#FF8936, known as "Daylily", falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(255, 137, 54) — 100% red, 53.7% green, 21.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 46 / 79 / 0. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange, #FF8936 has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Ireland Orange (#FF883E). Slightly further away sit Red Bronze (#FB8136) and Shirley Temple (#FF8341).

The recipe behind #FF8936 is rgb(255, 137, 54), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #FF8936: 8.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. The name "Daylily" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Daylily color variations

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

Daylily 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 Daylily

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

Red Bronze color link
Red Bronze

#FB8136

Mango Orange color link
Mango Orange

#FF8040

Mango Tango color link
Mango Tango

#FF8243

Deep Saffron color link
Deep Saffron

#FF9933

Dusty Orange color link
Dusty Orange

#F0833A

Sun color link
Sun

#EF8E38

Royal Orange color link
Royal Orange

#F99245

Jaffa color link
Jaffa

#EF863F

Daylily color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#FF8936
  • RGB255, 137, 54
  • CMYK0, 46, 79, 0
  • HSL25°, 100%, 61%
  • HSL Precise24.776°, 100%, 60.588%
  • HSV25°, 79%, 100%
  • HSB25°, 79%, 100%
  • HEX IDFF8936
  • DECIMAL ID16746806
  • Name Length7
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB100%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.2%
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