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#DB9505

#db9505 ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db9505 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 58.43% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.96% magenta, 97.72% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 40.37°, with 95.54% saturation and 43.92% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 2.02.

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Relative luminance0.3657

Complementary

  1. #db9505
  2. #054bdb

Split complementary

  1. #db9505
  2. #05b6db
  3. #2a05db

Analogous

  1. #db2a05
  2. #db9505
  3. #b6db05

Triadic

  1. #db9505
  2. #05db95
  3. #9505db

Tetradic

  1. #db9505
  2. #4bdb05
  3. #054bdb
  4. #9505db

Square

  1. #db9505
  2. #05db2a
  3. #054bdb
  4. #db05b6

Monochromatic

  1. #452f02
  2. #906203
  3. #db9505
  4. #fab932
  5. #fcd27d

Shades

#db9505 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db9505
  2. #c58605
  3. #af7704
  4. #996804
  5. #835903
  6. #6e4b03
  7. #583c02
  8. #422d02
  9. #2c1e01
  10. #160f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#db9505 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db9505
  2. #dfa01e
  3. #e2aa37
  4. #e6b550
  5. #e9bf69
  6. #edca82
  7. #f1d59b
  8. #f4dfb4
  9. #f8eacd
  10. #fbf4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db9505 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db9505
  2. #d29311
  3. #c9911e
  4. #c08f2a
  5. #b78d36
  6. #ae8b43
  7. #a4884f
  8. #9b865b
  9. #928467
  10. #898274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc9e81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfaa12 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef827f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c29700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cba20e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e78a64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db9505 {
  color: #db9505;
}
Background
.bg-db9505 {
  background-color: #db9505;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db9505 {
  border: 2px solid #db9505;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db9505;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 149 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 96% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db9505 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db9505, #b6db05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db9505 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 149 5 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.02 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.83 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.89 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.70 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.99 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 7.13 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.42 #246afa Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#db9505  rgb(219, 149, 5)  hsl(40, 96%, 44%)  Gamboge
#054bdb  rgb(5, 75, 219)  hsl(220, 96%, 44%)  Sapphire
#05db95  rgb(5, 219, 149)  hsl(160, 96%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#9505db  rgb(149, 5, 219)  hsl(280, 96%, 44%)  Dark Violet