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#D78B02

#d78b02 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d78b02 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.31% red, 54.51% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.35% magenta, 99.07% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 38.59°, with 98.16% saturation and 42.55% 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 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.3292

Complementary

  1. #d78b02
  2. #024ed7

Split complementary

  1. #d78b02
  2. #02b9d7
  3. #2002d7

Analogous

  1. #d72002
  2. #d78b02
  3. #b9d702

Triadic

  1. #d78b02
  2. #02d78b
  3. #8b02d7

Tetradic

  1. #d78b02
  2. #4ed702
  3. #024ed7
  4. #8b02d7

Square

  1. #d78b02
  2. #02d720
  3. #024ed7
  4. #d702b9

Monochromatic

  1. #3f2901
  2. #8b5a01
  3. #d78b02
  4. #fdb128
  5. #fecd74

Shades

#d78b02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d78b02
  2. #c27d02
  3. #ac6f02
  4. #976101
  5. #815301
  6. #6c4601
  7. #563801
  8. #412a01
  9. #2b1c00
  10. #160e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#d78b02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d78b02
  2. #db971b
  3. #dfa235
  4. #e3ae4e
  5. #e7b967
  6. #ebc581
  7. #efd19a
  8. #f3dcb3
  9. #f7e8cc
  10. #fbf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d78b02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d78b02
  2. #ce8a0f
  3. #c6891b
  4. #bd8828
  5. #b48734
  6. #ac8641
  7. #a3844e
  8. #9a835a
  9. #918267
  10. #898173
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6957b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a30c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb7876 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb8e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c49a08 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3805d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d78b02 {
  color: #d78b02;
}
Background
.bg-d78b02 {
  background-color: #d78b02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d78b02 {
  border: 2px solid #d78b02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d78b02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 215 139 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 98% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d78b02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d78b02, #b9d702);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d78b02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(215 139 2 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.81 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.10 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.39 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.57 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.44 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.56 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.58 #2874fd Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Gamboge
#d78b02  rgb(215, 139, 2)  hsl(39, 98%, 43%)  Gamboge
#024ed7  rgb(2, 78, 215)  hsl(219, 98%, 43%)  Sapphire
#02d78b  rgb(2, 215, 139)  hsl(159, 98%, 43%)  Emerald
#8b02d7  rgb(139, 2, 215)  hsl(279, 98%, 43%)  Dark Violet