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#CB9537

#cb9537 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb9537 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 58.43% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.6% magenta, 72.91% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 38.11°, with 58.73% saturation and 50.59% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 5.8.

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Relative luminance0.3447

Complementary

  1. #cb9537
  2. #376dcb

Split complementary

  1. #cb9537
  2. #37b7cb
  3. #4b37cb

Analogous

  1. #cb4b37
  2. #cb9537
  3. #b7cb37

Triadic

  1. #cb9537
  2. #37cb95
  3. #9537cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb9537
  2. #6dcb37
  3. #376dcb
  4. #9537cb

Square

  1. #cb9537
  2. #37cb4b
  3. #376dcb
  4. #cb37b7

Monochromatic

  1. #533d16
  2. #906925
  3. #cb9537
  4. #dbb574
  5. #ebd5b0

Shades

#cb9537 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb9537
  2. #b78632
  3. #a2772c
  4. #8e6827
  5. #7a5921
  6. #664b1c
  7. #513c16
  8. #3d2d11
  9. #291e0b
  10. #140f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb9537 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb9537
  2. #d0a04b
  3. #d5aa5f
  4. #dbb573
  5. #e0bf87
  6. #e5ca9b
  7. #ead5af
  8. #efdfc3
  9. #f5ead7
  10. #faf4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb9537 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb9537
  2. #c4933e
  3. #bc9146
  4. #b58f4d
  5. #ad8d54
  6. #a68b5c
  7. #9e8863
  8. #97866a
  9. #8f8471
  10. #888279
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b29b82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa972a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a43a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd8682 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b89630 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf9e39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d68c6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb9537 {
  color: #cb9537;
}
Background
.bg-cb9537 {
  background-color: #cb9537;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb9537 {
  border: 2px solid #cb9537;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb9537;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 149 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb9537 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb9537, #b7cb37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb9537 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 149 55 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.80 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.87 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.39 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.47 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.69 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.57 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.70 #346ac8 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Gamboge
#cb9537  rgb(203, 149, 55)  hsl(38, 59%, 51%)  Gamboge
#376dcb  rgb(55, 109, 203)  hsl(218, 59%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#37cb95  rgb(55, 203, 149)  hsl(158, 59%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#9537cb  rgb(149, 55, 203)  hsl(278, 59%, 51%)  Dark Orchid