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#CE952F

#ce952f ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce952f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 58.43% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.67% magenta, 77.18% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 38.49°, with 62.85% saturation and 49.61% 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 7.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 4.88.

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Relative luminance0.3482

Complementary

  1. #ce952f
  2. #2f68ce

Split complementary

  1. #ce952f
  2. #2fb8ce
  3. #452fce

Analogous

  1. #ce452f
  2. #ce952f
  3. #b8ce2f

Triadic

  1. #ce952f
  2. #2fce95
  3. #952fce

Tetradic

  1. #ce952f
  2. #68ce2f
  3. #2f68ce
  4. #952fce

Square

  1. #ce952f
  2. #2fce45
  3. #2f68ce
  4. #ce2fb8

Monochromatic

  1. #513b13
  2. #906821
  3. #ce952f
  4. #ddb56c
  5. #ecd4aa

Shades

#ce952f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce952f
  2. #b9862a
  3. #a57726
  4. #906821
  5. #7c591c
  6. #674b18
  7. #523c13
  8. #3e2d0e
  9. #291e09
  10. #150f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce952f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce952f
  2. #d3a044
  3. #d8aa59
  4. #ddb56d
  5. #e2bf82
  6. #e7ca97
  7. #ebd5ac
  8. #f0dfc1
  9. #f5ead5
  10. #faf4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce952f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce952f
  2. #c69337
  3. #be913f
  4. #b78f47
  5. #af8d4f
  6. #a78b58
  7. #9f8860
  8. #978668
  9. #908470
  10. #888278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b49b81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa971e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a533 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e08581 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba9626 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c19f31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d98c6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce952f {
  color: #ce952f;
}
Background
.bg-ce952f {
  background-color: #ce952f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce952f {
  border: 2px solid #ce952f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce952f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 149 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 63% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce952f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce952f, #b8ce2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce952f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 149 47 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.88 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.87 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.89 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.91 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.56 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.36 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.88 #316ad0 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Gamboge
#ce952f  rgb(206, 149, 47)  hsl(38, 63%, 50%)  Gamboge
#2f68ce  rgb(47, 104, 206)  hsl(218, 63%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#2fce95  rgb(47, 206, 149)  hsl(158, 63%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#952fce  rgb(149, 47, 206)  hsl(278, 63%, 50%)  Dark Orchid