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#CF8C19

#cf8c19 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf8c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.37% magenta, 87.92% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 37.91°, with 78.45% saturation and 45.49% 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 5.25.

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Relative luminance0.3209

Complementary

  1. #cf8c19
  2. #195ccf

Split complementary

  1. #cf8c19
  2. #19b7cf
  3. #3119cf

Analogous

  1. #cf3119
  2. #cf8c19
  3. #b7cf19

Triadic

  1. #cf8c19
  2. #19cf8c
  3. #8c19cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf8c19
  2. #5ccf19
  3. #195ccf
  4. #8c19cf

Square

  1. #cf8c19
  2. #19cf31
  3. #195ccf
  4. #cf19b7

Monochromatic

  1. #463009
  2. #8b5e11
  3. #cf8c19
  4. #e9af4b
  5. #f2cd8f

Shades

#cf8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf8c19
  2. #ba7e17
  3. #a67014
  4. #916212
  5. #7c540f
  6. #68460d
  7. #53380a
  8. #3e2a08
  9. #291c05
  10. #150e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf8c19
  2. #d49830
  3. #d9a347
  4. #ddaf5e
  5. #e2ba75
  6. #e7c68c
  7. #ecd1a3
  8. #f1ddba
  9. #f5e8d1
  10. #faf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf8c19
  2. #c78b23
  3. #bf8a2e
  4. #b78838
  5. #af8742
  6. #a8864d
  7. #a08557
  8. #988461
  9. #90826b
  10. #888176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1947b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a01e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e27b78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b78e03 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf981c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db8260 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf8c19 {
  color: #cf8c19;
}
Background
.bg-cf8c19 {
  background-color: #cf8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #cf8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf8c19, #b7cf19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.25 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.67 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.72 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.89 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.92 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.40 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.70 #3073e6 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Gamboge
#cf8c19  rgb(207, 140, 25)  hsl(38, 78%, 45%)  Gamboge
#195ccf  rgb(25, 92, 207)  hsl(218, 78%, 45%)  Denim
#19cf8c  rgb(25, 207, 140)  hsl(158, 78%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#8c19cf  rgb(140, 25, 207)  hsl(278, 78%, 45%)  Dark Violet