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#DB9906

#db9906 ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#db9906 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 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.14% magenta, 97.26% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 41.41°, with 94.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 2.09.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3786

Complementary

  1. #db9906
  2. #0648db

Split complementary

  1. #db9906
  2. #06b3db
  3. #2f06db

Analogous

  1. #db2f06
  2. #db9906
  3. #b3db06

Triadic

  1. #db9906
  2. #06db99
  3. #9906db

Tetradic

  1. #db9906
  2. #48db06
  3. #0648db
  4. #9906db

Square

  1. #db9906
  2. #06db2f
  3. #0648db
  4. #db06b3

Monochromatic

  1. #463102
  2. #916504
  3. #db9906
  4. #f9bc34
  5. #fbd57f

Shades

#db9906 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #db9906
  2. #c58a05
  3. #af7a05
  4. #996b04
  5. #835c04
  6. #6e4d03
  7. #583d02
  8. #422e02
  9. #2c1f01
  10. #160f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#db9906 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #db9906
  2. #dfa31f
  3. #e2ad38
  4. #e6b851
  5. #e9c26a
  6. #edcc83
  7. #f1d69b
  8. #f4e0b4
  9. #f8ebcd
  10. #fbf5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#db9906 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #db9906
  2. #d29712
  3. #c9941e
  4. #c0922b
  5. #b78f37
  6. #ae8d43
  7. #a48a4f
  8. #9b885b
  9. #928568
  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 #c1ac14 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef8782 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c49b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cca50f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e78e67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-db9906 {
  color: #db9906;
}
Background
.bg-db9906 {
  background-color: #db9906;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-db9906 {
  border: 2px solid #db9906;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #db9906;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 153 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 95% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-db9906 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #db9906, #b3db06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-db9906 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 153 6 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.09 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.38 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.39 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 7.03 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.25 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 7.62 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.95 #2466f9 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#db9906  rgb(219, 153, 6)  hsl(41, 95%, 44%)  Gamboge
#0648db  rgb(6, 72, 219)  hsl(221, 95%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#06db99  rgb(6, 219, 153)  hsl(161, 95%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#9906db  rgb(153, 6, 219)  hsl(281, 95%, 44%)  Dark Violet