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#DB8917

#db8917 ≈ Fulvous

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db8917 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 53.73% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.44% magenta, 89.5% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 34.9°, with 80.99% saturation and 47.45% 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 7.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Fulvous (#e48400), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.3301

Complementary

  1. #db8917
  2. #1769db

Split complementary

  1. #db8917
  2. #17cbdb
  3. #2717db

Analogous

  1. #db2717
  2. #db8917
  3. #cbdb17

Triadic

  1. #db8917
  2. #17db89
  3. #8917db

Tetradic

  1. #db8917
  2. #69db17
  3. #1769db
  4. #8917db

Square

  1. #db8917
  2. #17db27
  3. #1769db
  4. #db17cb

Monochromatic

  1. #513208
  2. #965e10
  3. #db8917
  4. #edac52
  5. #f4cd97

Shades

#db8917 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db8917
  2. #c57b15
  3. #af6e12
  4. #996010
  5. #83520e
  6. #6e450c
  7. #583709
  8. #422907
  9. #2c1b05
  10. #160e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#db8917 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db8917
  2. #df952e
  3. #e2a145
  4. #e6ac5d
  5. #e9b874
  6. #edc48b
  7. #f1d0a2
  8. #f4dcb9
  9. #f8e7d1
  10. #fbf3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db8917 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db8917
  2. #d28822
  3. #c9872c
  4. #c08637
  5. #b78541
  6. #ae854c
  7. #a48456
  8. #9b8361
  9. #92826b
  10. #898176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8947c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a31b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f07575 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc8d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c69919 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e87e5e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db8917 {
  color: #db8917;
}
Background
.bg-db8917 {
  background-color: #db8917;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db8917 {
  border: 2px solid #db8917;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db8917;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 137 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db8917 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db8917, #cbdb17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db8917 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 137 23 / 0.35);
}

#e48400 Fulvous ΔE 2.90 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.79 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.56 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.75 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.85 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.28 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 6.41 #2476e8 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Fulvous
#db8917  rgb(219, 137, 23)  hsl(35, 81%, 47%)  Fulvous
#1769db  rgb(23, 105, 219)  hsl(215, 81%, 47%)  Royal Blue
#17db89  rgb(23, 219, 137)  hsl(155, 81%, 47%)  Emerald
#8917db  rgb(137, 23, 219)  hsl(275, 81%, 47%)  Dark Violet