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#DB9538

#db9538 ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#db9538 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 58.43% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.96% magenta, 74.43% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 34.23°, with 69.36% saturation and 53.92% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.3684

Complementary

  1. #db9538
  2. #387edb

Split complementary

  1. #db9538
  2. #38d0db
  3. #4338db

Analogous

  1. #db4338
  2. #db9538
  3. #d0db38

Triadic

  1. #db9538
  2. #38db95
  3. #9538db

Tetradic

  1. #db9538
  2. #7edb38
  3. #387edb
  4. #9538db

Square

  1. #db9538
  2. #38db43
  3. #387edb
  4. #db38d0

Monochromatic

  1. #674313
  2. #a86d1e
  3. #db9538
  4. #e7b779
  5. #f2daba

Shades

#db9538 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db9538
  2. #c58632
  3. #af772d
  4. #996827
  5. #835922
  6. #6e4b1c
  7. #583c16
  8. #422d11
  9. #2c1e0b
  10. #160f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#db9538 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db9538
  2. #dfa04c
  3. #e2aa60
  4. #e6b574
  5. #e9bf88
  6. #edca9c
  7. #f1d5af
  8. #f4dfc3
  9. #f8ead7
  10. #fbf4eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db9538 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db9538
  2. #d2933f
  3. #c99146
  4. #c08f4e
  5. #b78d55
  6. #ae8b5c
  7. #a48863
  8. #9b866a
  9. #928472
  10. #898279
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc9e86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9a2b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdaa3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef8482 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c19831 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #caa239 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e78b6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db9538 {
  color: #db9538;
}
Background
.bg-db9538 {
  background-color: #db9538;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db9538 {
  border: 2px solid #db9538;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db9538;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 149 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 69% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db9538 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db9538, #d0db38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db9538 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 149 56 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.53 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.81 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.42 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.61 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.11 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.45 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 7.20 #246ac7 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#db9538  rgb(219, 149, 56)  hsl(34, 69%, 54%)  Carrot Orange
#387edb  rgb(56, 126, 219)  hsl(214, 69%, 54%)  Tufts Blue
#38db95  rgb(56, 219, 149)  hsl(154, 69%, 54%)  Caribbean Green
#9538db  rgb(149, 56, 219)  hsl(274, 69%, 54%)  Dark Orchid