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#D9901A

#d9901a ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d9901a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 56.47% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.64% magenta, 88.02% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 37.07°, with 78.6% saturation and 47.65% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 3.75.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3477

Complementary

  1. #d9901a
  2. #1a63d9

Split complementary

  1. #d9901a
  2. #1ac3d9
  3. #311ad9

Analogous

  1. #d9311a
  2. #d9901a
  3. #c3d91a

Triadic

  1. #d9901a
  2. #1ad990
  3. #901ad9

Tetradic

  1. #d9901a
  2. #63d91a
  3. #1a63d9
  4. #901ad9

Square

  1. #d9901a
  2. #1ad931
  3. #1a63d9
  4. #d91ac3

Monochromatic

  1. #50350a
  2. #956312
  3. #d9901a
  4. #ebb155
  5. #f3d199

Shades

#d9901a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9901a
  2. #c38217
  3. #ae7315
  4. #986512
  5. #825610
  6. #6d480d
  7. #573a0a
  8. #412b08
  9. #2b1d05
  10. #160e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9901a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9901a
  2. #dd9b31
  3. #e1a648
  4. #e4b15f
  5. #e8bc76
  6. #ecc88d
  7. #f0d3a3
  8. #f4deba
  9. #f7e9d1
  10. #fbf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9901a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9901a
  2. #d08e24
  3. #c78d2e
  4. #be8b39
  5. #b58a43
  6. #ad884d
  7. #a48657
  8. #9b8561
  9. #92836c
  10. #898276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9997f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa61f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed7d7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be9303 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c79e1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e58563 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9901a {
  color: #d9901a;
}
Background
.bg-d9901a {
  background-color: #d9901a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9901a {
  border: 2px solid #d9901a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9901a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 144 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 79% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9901a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9901a, #c3d91a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9901a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 144 26 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.75 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.05 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.36 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.69 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 7.34 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.48 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.62 #266fe5 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Gamboge
#d9901a  rgb(217, 144, 26)  hsl(37, 79%, 48%)  Gamboge
#1a63d9  rgb(26, 99, 217)  hsl(217, 79%, 48%)  Denim
#1ad990  rgb(26, 217, 144)  hsl(157, 79%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#901ad9  rgb(144, 26, 217)  hsl(277, 79%, 48%)  Dark Violet