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#CF8A0E

#cf8a0e ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cf8a0e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 54.12% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 93.24% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 38.55°, with 87.33% saturation and 43.33% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.3147

Complementary

  1. #cf8a0e
  2. #0e53cf

Split complementary

  1. #cf8a0e
  2. #0eb3cf
  3. #290ecf

Analogous

  1. #cf290e
  2. #cf8a0e
  3. #b3cf0e

Triadic

  1. #cf8a0e
  2. #0ecf8a
  3. #8a0ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cf8a0e
  2. #53cf0e
  3. #0e53cf
  4. #8a0ecf

Square

  1. #cf8a0e
  2. #0ecf29
  3. #0e53cf
  4. #cf0eb3

Monochromatic

  1. #402a04
  2. #875a09
  3. #cf8a0e
  4. #f2af38
  5. #f6cc80

Shades

#cf8a0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf8a0e
  2. #ba7c0d
  3. #a66e0b
  4. #91610a
  5. #7c5308
  6. #684507
  7. #533706
  8. #3e2904
  9. #291c03
  10. #150e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf8a0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf8a0e
  2. #d49626
  3. #d9a13e
  4. #ddad56
  5. #e2b96e
  6. #e7c587
  7. #ecd09f
  8. #f1dcb7
  9. #f5e8cf
  10. #faf3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf8a0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf8a0e
  2. #c78919
  3. #bf8825
  4. #b78730
  5. #af863c
  6. #a88547
  7. #a08452
  8. #98835e
  9. #908269
  10. #888175
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b19379 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e27876 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b68d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be9713 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db805d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf8a0e {
  color: #cf8a0e;
}
Background
.bg-cf8a0e {
  background-color: #cf8a0e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf8a0e {
  border: 2px solid #cf8a0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf8a0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 138 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf8a0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf8a0e, #b3cf0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf8a0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 138 14 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.54 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.71 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.45 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.92 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.29 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.51 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.62 #3075f1 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#cf8a0e  rgb(207, 138, 14)  hsl(39, 87%, 43%)  Gamboge
#0e53cf  rgb(14, 83, 207)  hsl(219, 87%, 43%)  Sapphire
#0ecf8a  rgb(14, 207, 138)  hsl(159, 87%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#8a0ecf  rgb(138, 14, 207)  hsl(279, 87%, 43%)  Dark Violet