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#DB985C

#db985c ≈ Persian Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#db985c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 59.61% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 57.99% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 28.35°, with 63.82% saturation and 60.98% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Orange (#d99058), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3829

Complementary

  1. #db985c
  2. #5c9fdb

Split complementary

  1. #db985c
  2. #5cdbd8
  3. #5c5fdb

Analogous

  1. #db5c5f
  2. #db985c
  3. #dbd85c

Triadic

  1. #db985c
  2. #5cdb98
  3. #985cdb

Tetradic

  1. #db985c
  2. #9fdb5c
  3. #5c9fdb
  4. #985cdb

Square

  1. #db985c
  2. #5fdb5c
  3. #5c9fdb
  4. #d85cdb

Monochromatic

  1. #814c1d
  2. #c0712a
  3. #db985c
  4. #e9c09b
  5. #f7e7d9

Shades

#db985c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db985c
  2. #c58953
  3. #af7a4a
  4. #996a40
  5. #835b37
  6. #6e4c2e
  7. #583d25
  8. #422e1c
  9. #2c1e12
  10. #160f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#db985c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db985c
  2. #dfa26c
  3. #e2ad7d
  4. #e6b78d
  5. #e9c19d
  6. #edccae
  7. #f1d6be
  8. #f4e0ce
  9. #f8eade
  10. #fbf5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db985c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db985c
  2. #d29660
  3. #c99363
  4. #c09167
  5. #b78e6a
  6. #ae8c6e
  7. #a48a72
  8. #9b8775
  9. #928579
  10. #89827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bea18e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9d57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdac5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed8a8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c19b59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9a55c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6907a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db985c {
  color: #db985c;
}
Background
.bg-db985c {
  background-color: #db985c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db985c {
  border: 2px solid #db985c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db985c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 152 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 64% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db985c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db985c, #dbd85c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db985c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 152 92 / 0.35);
}

#d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 2.83 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.90 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.94 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.43 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.78 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.95 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.08 #2467a3 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Persian Orange
#db985c  rgb(219, 152, 92)  hsl(28, 64%, 61%)  Persian Orange
#5c9fdb  rgb(92, 159, 219)  hsl(208, 64%, 61%)  Carolina Blue
#5cdb98  rgb(92, 219, 152)  hsl(148, 64%, 61%)  Emerald
#985cdb  rgb(152, 92, 219)  hsl(268, 64%, 61%)  Amethyst