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#DB960E

#db960e ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db960e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 58.82% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.51% magenta, 93.61% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 39.8°, with 87.98% saturation and 45.69% 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 1.9.

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Relative luminance0.369

Complementary

  1. #db960e
  2. #0e53db

Split complementary

  1. #db960e
  2. #0ebadb
  3. #2f0edb

Analogous

  1. #db2f0e
  2. #db960e
  3. #badb0e

Triadic

  1. #db960e
  2. #0edb96
  3. #960edb

Tetradic

  1. #db960e
  2. #53db0e
  3. #0e53db
  4. #960edb

Square

  1. #db960e
  2. #0edb2f
  3. #0e53db
  4. #db0eba

Monochromatic

  1. #4b3405
  2. #936509
  3. #db960e
  4. #f3b843
  5. #f8d38a

Shades

#db960e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db960e
  2. #c5870d
  3. #af780b
  4. #99690a
  5. #835a08
  6. #6e4b07
  7. #583c06
  8. #422d04
  9. #2c1e03
  10. #160f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#db960e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db960e
  2. #dfa126
  3. #e2ab3e
  4. #e6b656
  5. #e9c06e
  6. #edcb87
  7. #f1d59f
  8. #f4e0b7
  9. #f8eacf
  10. #fbf5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db960e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db960e
  2. #d29419
  3. #c99225
  4. #c08f30
  5. #b78d3c
  6. #ae8b47
  7. #a48952
  8. #9b875e
  9. #928469
  10. #898275
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc9e82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfaa18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef8480 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c29800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cba314 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e78b65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db960e {
  color: #db960e;
}
Background
.bg-db960e {
  background-color: #db960e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db960e {
  border: 2px solid #db960e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db960e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 150 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 88% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db960e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db960e, #badb0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db960e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 150 14 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.90 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.62 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.64 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.75 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.94 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.10 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 7.13 #2469f1 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#db960e  rgb(219, 150, 14)  hsl(40, 88%, 46%)  Gamboge
#0e53db  rgb(14, 83, 219)  hsl(220, 88%, 46%)  Sapphire
#0edb96  rgb(14, 219, 150)  hsl(160, 88%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#960edb  rgb(150, 14, 219)  hsl(280, 88%, 46%)  Dark Violet