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#DB9903

#db9903 ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db9903 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 60% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.14% magenta, 98.63% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 41.67°, with 97.3% saturation and 43.53% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3785

Complementary

  1. #db9903
  2. #0345db

Split complementary

  1. #db9903
  2. #03b1db
  3. #2d03db

Analogous

  1. #db2d03
  2. #db9903
  3. #b1db03

Triadic

  1. #db9903
  2. #03db99
  3. #9903db

Tetradic

  1. #db9903
  2. #45db03
  3. #0345db
  4. #9903db

Square

  1. #db9903
  2. #03db2d
  3. #0345db
  4. #db03b1

Monochromatic

  1. #443001
  2. #906402
  3. #db9903
  4. #fcbd2e
  5. #fdd57a

Shades

#db9903 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db9903
  2. #c58a03
  3. #af7a02
  4. #996b02
  5. #835c02
  6. #6e4d02
  7. #583d01
  8. #422e01
  9. #2c1f01
  10. #160f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#db9903 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db9903
  2. #dfa31c
  3. #e2ad35
  4. #e6b84f
  5. #e9c268
  6. #edcc81
  7. #f1d69a
  8. #f4e0b3
  9. #f8ebcd
  10. #fbf5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db9903 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db9903
  2. #d29710
  3. #c9941c
  4. #c09229
  5. #b78f35
  6. #ae8d42
  7. #a48a4e
  8. #9b885b
  9. #928567
  10. #898374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bda183 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac12 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef8782 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c49b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cca50d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e78e67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db9903 {
  color: #db9903;
}
Background
.bg-db9903 {
  background-color: #db9903;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db9903 {
  border: 2px solid #db9903;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db9903;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 153 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 97% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db9903 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db9903, #b1db03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db9903 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 153 3 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.14 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.42 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.36 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 7.06 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.33 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 7.66 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.96 #2466fc Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#db9903  rgb(219, 153, 3)  hsl(42, 97%, 44%)  Gamboge
#0345db  rgb(3, 69, 219)  hsl(222, 97%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#03db99  rgb(3, 219, 153)  hsl(162, 97%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#9903db  rgb(153, 3, 219)  hsl(282, 97%, 44%)  Dark Violet