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#D69A2C

#d69a2c ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d69a2c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.92% red, 60.39% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.04% magenta, 79.44% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 38.82°, with 67.46% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.3759

Complementary

  1. #d69a2c
  2. #2c68d6

Split complementary

  1. #d69a2c
  2. #2cbdd6
  3. #452cd6

Analogous

  1. #d6452c
  2. #d69a2c
  3. #bdd62c

Triadic

  1. #d69a2c
  2. #2cd69a
  3. #9a2cd6

Tetradic

  1. #d69a2c
  2. #68d62c
  3. #2c68d6
  4. #9a2cd6

Square

  1. #d69a2c
  2. #2cd645
  3. #2c68d6
  4. #d62cbd

Monochromatic

  1. #583f11
  2. #986d1e
  3. #d69a2c
  4. #e2b96c
  5. #efd7ac

Shades

#d69a2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d69a2c
  2. #c18b28
  3. #ab7b23
  4. #966c1f
  5. #805c1a
  6. #6b4d16
  7. #563e12
  8. #402e0d
  9. #2b1f09
  10. #150f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#d69a2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d69a2c
  2. #daa441
  3. #deae56
  4. #e2b86b
  5. #e6c280
  6. #ebcd96
  7. #efd7ab
  8. #f3e1c0
  9. #f7ebd5
  10. #fbf5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d69a2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d69a2c
  2. #cd9734
  3. #c5953d
  4. #bc9245
  5. #b4904e
  6. #ab8d56
  7. #a28a5e
  8. #9a8867
  9. #91856f
  10. #898378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bba185 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19c17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e98985 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c19b21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8a42f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2906c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d69a2c {
  color: #d69a2c;
}
Background
.bg-d69a2c {
  background-color: #d69a2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d69a2c {
  border: 2px solid #d69a2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d69a2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 214 154 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 67% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d69a2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d69a2c, #bdd62c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d69a2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(214 154 44 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.32 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.08 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.49 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.67 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.43 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.95 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 8.05 #2965d3 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#d69a2c  rgb(214, 154, 44)  hsl(39, 67%, 51%)  Gamboge
#2c68d6  rgb(44, 104, 214)  hsl(219, 67%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#2cd69a  rgb(44, 214, 154)  hsl(159, 67%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#9a2cd6  rgb(154, 44, 214)  hsl(279, 67%, 51%)  Dark Orchid