Information about Equator color

#DAB160 - Equator color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #DAB160, known as "Equator", is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(218, 177, 96) (85.5% red, 69.4% green, 37.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 16 / 48 / 15 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DAB160 reads as a strongly colored warm orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Bronze (#DAAA5E). Slightly further away sit Dirty Mustard (#E2B45F) and Earth Yellow (#E1A95F).

The recipe behind #DAB160 is rgb(218, 177, 96), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. The name "Equator" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Equator color variations

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

Equator 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 Equator

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

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

Earth Yellow color link
Earth Yellow

#E1A95F

Rob Roy color link
Rob Roy

#DDAD56

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Apache color link
Apache

#D3A95C

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Sunray color link
Sunray

#E3AB57

Desert color link
Desert

#CCAD60

Equator color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DAB160
  • RGB218, 177, 96
  • CMYK0, 16, 48, 15
  • CSSrgb(218, 177, 96)
  • HSL40°, 62%, 62%
  • HSL Precise39.836°, 62.245%, 61.569%
  • HSV40°, 56%, 85%
  • HSB40°, 56%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.855, 0.694, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.855, 0.694, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.855, 0.694, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDAB160
  • DECIMAL ID14332256
  • Name Length7
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