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#DA9540

#da9540 ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#da9540 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 58.43% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.65% magenta, 70.64% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 33.12°, with 67.54% saturation and 55.29% 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 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.3677

Complementary

  1. #da9540
  2. #4085da

Split complementary

  1. #da9540
  2. #40d2da
  3. #4840da

Analogous

  1. #da4840
  2. #da9540
  3. #d2da40

Triadic

  1. #da9540
  2. #40da95
  3. #9540da

Tetradic

  1. #da9540
  2. #85da40
  3. #4085da
  4. #9540da

Square

  1. #da9540
  2. #40da48
  3. #4085da
  4. #da40d2

Monochromatic

  1. #6c4515
  2. #ac6e21
  3. #da9540
  4. #e6b980
  5. #f3dcc0

Shades

#da9540 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #da9540
  2. #c4863a
  3. #ae7733
  4. #99682d
  5. #835926
  6. #6d4b20
  7. #573c1a
  8. #412d13
  9. #2c1e0d
  10. #160f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#da9540 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #da9540
  2. #dea053
  3. #e1aa66
  4. #e5b579
  5. #e9bf8c
  6. #edcaa0
  7. #f0d5b3
  8. #f4dfc6
  9. #f8ead9
  10. #fbf4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#da9540 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #da9540
  2. #d19346
  3. #c8914d
  4. #bf8f53
  5. #b68d5a
  6. #ad8b60
  7. #a48866
  8. #9b866d
  9. #928473
  10. #89827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc9e87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9a36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcaa42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed8483 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0983a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9a241 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e68b6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-da9540 {
  color: #da9540;
}
Background
.bg-da9540 {
  background-color: #da9540;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-da9540 {
  border: 2px solid #da9540;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #da9540;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 149 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 68% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-da9540 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #da9540, #d2da40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-da9540 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 149 64 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.79 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.35 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.69 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.92 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.30 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.56 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.73 #256abf Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#da9540  rgb(218, 149, 64)  hsl(33, 68%, 55%)  Carrot Orange
#4085da  rgb(64, 133, 218)  hsl(213, 68%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#40da95  rgb(64, 218, 149)  hsl(153, 68%, 55%)  Caribbean Green
#9540da  rgb(149, 64, 218)  hsl(273, 68%, 55%)  Dark Orchid