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#DB8A40

#db8a40 ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db8a40 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.99% magenta, 70.78% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 28.65°, with 68.28% saturation and 55.49% 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 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.3361

Complementary

  1. #db8a40
  2. #4091db

Split complementary

  1. #db8a40
  2. #40dbd8
  3. #4043db

Analogous

  1. #db4043
  2. #db8a40
  3. #dbd840

Triadic

  1. #db8a40
  2. #40db8a
  3. #8a40db

Tetradic

  1. #db8a40
  2. #91db40
  3. #4091db
  4. #8a40db

Square

  1. #db8a40
  2. #43db40
  3. #4091db
  4. #d840db

Monochromatic

  1. #6d3f15
  2. #ae6421
  3. #db8a40
  4. #e7b180
  5. #f3d9c1

Shades

#db8a40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db8a40
  2. #c57c3a
  3. #af6e33
  4. #99612d
  5. #835326
  6. #6e4520
  7. #58371a
  8. #422913
  9. #2c1c0d
  10. #160e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#db8a40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db8a40
  2. #df9653
  3. #e2a166
  4. #e6ad79
  5. #e9b98c
  6. #edc5a0
  7. #f1d0b3
  8. #f4dcc6
  9. #f8e8d9
  10. #fbf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db8a40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db8a40
  2. #d28946
  3. #c9884d
  4. #c08753
  5. #b7865a
  6. #ae8560
  7. #a48466
  8. #9b836d
  9. #928273
  10. #89817a
  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 #b99682 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39238 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a441 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef787a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc8f3b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c69a40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e78068 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db8a40 {
  color: #db8a40;
}
Background
.bg-db8a40 {
  background-color: #db8a40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db8a40 {
  border: 2px solid #db8a40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db8a40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 138 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 68% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db8a40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db8a40, #dbd840);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db8a40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 138 64 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 2.94 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 3.73 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 3.83 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.96 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.33 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.38 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.67 #2475bf Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Peru
#db8a40  rgb(219, 138, 64)  hsl(29, 68%, 55%)  Peru
#4091db  rgb(64, 145, 219)  hsl(209, 68%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#40db8a  rgb(64, 219, 138)  hsl(149, 68%, 55%)  Emerald
#8a40db  rgb(138, 64, 219)  hsl(269, 68%, 55%)  Blue Violet