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#DB8A3E

#db8a3e ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db8a3e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 54.12% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.99% magenta, 71.69% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 29.04°, with 68.56% saturation and 55.1% 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 7.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.3358

Complementary

  1. #db8a3e
  2. #3e8fdb

Split complementary

  1. #db8a3e
  2. #3edbd8
  3. #3e41db

Analogous

  1. #db3e41
  2. #db8a3e
  3. #dbd83e

Triadic

  1. #db8a3e
  2. #3edb8a
  3. #8a3edb

Tetradic

  1. #db8a3e
  2. #8fdb3e
  3. #3e8fdb
  4. #8a3edb

Square

  1. #db8a3e
  2. #41db3e
  3. #3e8fdb
  4. #d83edb

Monochromatic

  1. #6c3f14
  2. #ac6420
  3. #db8a3e
  4. #e7b17e
  5. #f3d8bf

Shades

#db8a3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db8a3e
  2. #c57c38
  3. #af6e32
  4. #99612b
  5. #835325
  6. #6e451f
  7. #583719
  8. #422913
  9. #2c1c0c
  10. #160e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#db8a3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db8a3e
  2. #df9651
  3. #e2a165
  4. #e6ad78
  5. #e9b98b
  6. #edc59f
  7. #f1d0b2
  8. #f4dcc5
  9. #f8e8d8
  10. #fbf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db8a3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db8a3e
  2. #d28945
  3. #c9884b
  4. #c08752
  5. #b78658
  6. #ae855f
  7. #a48466
  8. #9b836c
  9. #928273
  10. #898179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b99681 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39235 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a43f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef787a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc8f39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c69a3e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e78067 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db8a3e {
  color: #db8a3e;
}
Background
.bg-db8a3e {
  background-color: #db8a3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db8a3e {
  border: 2px solid #db8a3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db8a3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 138 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db8a3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db8a3e, #dbd83e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db8a3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 138 62 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 2.93 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 3.76 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.95 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.06 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.01 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.37 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.76 #2475c1 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Peru
#db8a3e  rgb(219, 138, 62)  hsl(29, 69%, 55%)  Peru
#3e8fdb  rgb(62, 143, 219)  hsl(209, 69%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#3edb8a  rgb(62, 219, 138)  hsl(149, 69%, 55%)  Emerald
#8a3edb  rgb(138, 62, 219)  hsl(269, 69%, 55%)  Blue Violet