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#D99A26

#d99a26 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d99a26 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 60.39% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.03% magenta, 82.49% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 38.88°, with 70.2% saturation and 50% 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 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.38

Complementary

  1. #d99a26
  2. #2665d9

Split complementary

  1. #d99a26
  2. #26bfd9
  3. #4026d9

Analogous

  1. #d94026
  2. #d99a26
  3. #bfd926

Triadic

  1. #d99a26
  2. #26d99a
  3. #9a26d9

Tetradic

  1. #d99a26
  2. #65d926
  3. #2665d9
  4. #9a26d9

Square

  1. #d99a26
  2. #26d940
  3. #2665d9
  4. #d926bf

Monochromatic

  1. #573e0f
  2. #986c1b
  3. #d99a26
  4. #e4b867
  5. #f0d7a8

Shades

#d99a26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d99a26
  2. #c38b22
  3. #ae7b1e
  4. #986c1b
  5. #825c17
  6. #6d4d13
  7. #573e0f
  8. #412e0b
  9. #2b1f08
  10. #160f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#d99a26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d99a26
  2. #dda43c
  3. #e1ae51
  4. #e4b867
  5. #e8c27d
  6. #eccd93
  7. #f0d7a8
  8. #f4e1be
  9. #f7ebd4
  10. #fbf5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d99a26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d99a26
  2. #d0972f
  3. #c79538
  4. #be9241
  5. #b5904a
  6. #ad8d53
  7. #a48a5c
  8. #9b8865
  9. #92856e
  10. #898377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bca185 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19d07 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed8984 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c39c18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cba529 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5906b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d99a26 {
  color: #d99a26;
}
Background
.bg-d99a26 {
  background-color: #d99a26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d99a26 {
  border: 2px solid #d99a26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d99a26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 154 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 70% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d99a26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d99a26, #bfd926);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d99a26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 154 38 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.53 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.45 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.55 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.83 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 7.37 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.50 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 7.78 #2665d9 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#d99a26  rgb(217, 154, 38)  hsl(39, 70%, 50%)  Gamboge
#2665d9  rgb(38, 101, 217)  hsl(219, 70%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#26d99a  rgb(38, 217, 154)  hsl(159, 70%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#9a26d9  rgb(154, 38, 217)  hsl(279, 70%, 50%)  Dark Orchid