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#D49604

#d49604 ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d49604 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.14% red, 58.82% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.25% magenta, 98.11% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 42.12°, with 96.3% saturation and 42.35% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3582

Complementary

  1. #d49604
  2. #0442d4

Split complementary

  1. #d49604
  2. #04aad4
  3. #2e04d4

Analogous

  1. #d42e04
  2. #d49604
  3. #aad404

Triadic

  1. #d49604
  2. #04d496
  3. #9604d4

Tetradic

  1. #d49604
  2. #42d404
  3. #0442d4
  4. #9604d4

Square

  1. #d49604
  2. #04d42e
  3. #0442d4
  4. #d404aa

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2c01
  2. #896103
  3. #d49604
  4. #fbbd2a
  5. #fcd475

Shades

#d49604 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d49604
  2. #bf8704
  3. #aa7803
  4. #946903
  5. #7f5a02
  6. #6a4b02
  7. #553c02
  8. #402d01
  9. #2a1e01
  10. #150f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#d49604 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d49604
  2. #d8a11d
  3. #ddab36
  4. #e1b64f
  5. #e5c068
  6. #eacb82
  7. #eed59b
  8. #f2e0b4
  9. #f6eacd
  10. #fbf5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d49604 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d49604
  2. #cc9410
  3. #c3921d
  4. #bb8f29
  5. #b28d36
  6. #aa8b42
  7. #a2894e
  8. #99875b
  9. #918467
  10. #888274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b89d80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca813 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e78480 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be9700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6a10e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e08c65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d49604 {
  color: #d49604;
}
Background
.bg-d49604 {
  background-color: #d49604;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d49604 {
  border: 2px solid #d49604;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d49604;
  --color-primary-rgb: 212 150 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 96% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d49604 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d49604, #aad404);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d49604 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(212 150 4 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.48 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.57 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.80 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.55 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.94 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 8.50 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.79 #2b69fb Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#d49604  rgb(212, 150, 4)  hsl(42, 96%, 42%)  Gamboge
#0442d4  rgb(4, 66, 212)  hsl(222, 96%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#04d496  rgb(4, 212, 150)  hsl(162, 96%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#9604d4  rgb(150, 4, 212)  hsl(282, 96%, 42%)  Dark Violet