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#CF901B

#cf901b ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf901b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 56.47% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.43% magenta, 86.96% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 39°, with 76.92% saturation and 45.88% 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 7.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 4.54.

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Relative luminance0.3329

Complementary

  1. #cf901b
  2. #1b5acf

Split complementary

  1. #cf901b
  2. #1bb4cf
  3. #361bcf

Analogous

  1. #cf361b
  2. #cf901b
  3. #b4cf1b

Triadic

  1. #cf901b
  2. #1bcf90
  3. #901bcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf901b
  2. #5acf1b
  3. #1b5acf
  4. #901bcf

Square

  1. #cf901b
  2. #1bcf36
  3. #1b5acf
  4. #cf1bb4

Monochromatic

  1. #483209
  2. #8b6112
  3. #cf901b
  4. #e8b24f
  5. #f1d092

Shades

#cf901b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf901b
  2. #ba8218
  3. #a67316
  4. #916513
  5. #7c5610
  6. #68480e
  7. #533a0b
  8. #3e2b08
  9. #291d05
  10. #150e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf901b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf901b
  2. #d49b32
  3. #d9a649
  4. #ddb15f
  5. #e2bc76
  6. #e7c88d
  7. #ecd3a4
  8. #f1debb
  9. #f5e9d1
  10. #faf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf901b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf901b
  2. #c78e25
  3. #bf8d2f
  4. #b78b39
  5. #af8a43
  6. #a8884e
  7. #a08658
  8. #988562
  9. #90836c
  10. #888276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3977d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a221 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e27f7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b89206 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c09b1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db8663 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf901b {
  color: #cf901b;
}
Background
.bg-cf901b {
  background-color: #cf901b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf901b {
  border: 2px solid #cf901b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf901b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 144 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 77% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf901b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf901b, #b4cf1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf901b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 144 27 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.54 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.38 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.10 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.81 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.67 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.94 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 8.04 #306fe4 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Gamboge
#cf901b  rgb(207, 144, 27)  hsl(39, 77%, 46%)  Gamboge
#1b5acf  rgb(27, 90, 207)  hsl(219, 77%, 46%)  Sapphire
#1bcf90  rgb(27, 207, 144)  hsl(159, 77%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#901bcf  rgb(144, 27, 207)  hsl(279, 77%, 46%)  Dark Violet