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#DC8A1D

#dc8a1d ≈ Fulvous

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc8a1d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 54.12% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.27% magenta, 86.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 34.24°, with 76.71% saturation and 48.82% 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 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Fulvous (#e48400), ΔE 2.84.

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Relative luminance0.3348

Complementary

  1. #dc8a1d
  2. #1d6fdc

Split complementary

  1. #dc8a1d
  2. #1dcedc
  3. #2a1ddc

Analogous

  1. #dc2a1d
  2. #dc8a1d
  3. #cedc1d

Triadic

  1. #dc8a1d
  2. #1ddc8a
  3. #8a1ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dc8a1d
  2. #6fdc1d
  3. #1d6fdc
  4. #8a1ddc

Square

  1. #dc8a1d
  2. #1ddc2a
  3. #1d6fdc
  4. #dc1dce

Monochromatic

  1. #55350b
  2. #986014
  3. #dc8a1d
  4. #eaad5c
  5. #f2cfa0

Shades

#dc8a1d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc8a1d
  2. #c67c1a
  3. #b06e17
  4. #9a6114
  5. #845311
  6. #6e450f
  7. #58370c
  8. #422909
  9. #2c1c06
  10. #160e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc8a1d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc8a1d
  2. #e09634
  3. #e3a14a
  4. #e7ad61
  5. #eab977
  6. #eec58e
  7. #f1d0a5
  8. #f5dcbb
  9. #f8e8d2
  10. #fcf3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc8a1d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc8a1d
  2. #d38927
  3. #ca8831
  4. #c0873b
  5. #b78645
  6. #ae854f
  7. #a58458
  8. #9c8362
  9. #92826c
  10. #898176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9957d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a420 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f17677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd8e0c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c79a1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e97f5f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc8a1d {
  color: #dc8a1d;
}
Background
.bg-dc8a1d {
  background-color: #dc8a1d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc8a1d {
  border: 2px solid #dc8a1d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc8a1d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 138 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 77% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc8a1d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc8a1d, #cedc1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc8a1d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 138 29 / 0.35);
}

#e48400 Fulvous ΔE 2.84 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.46 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.34 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.63 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.64 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 6.05 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.31 #2375e2 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Fulvous
#dc8a1d  rgb(220, 138, 29)  hsl(34, 77%, 49%)  Fulvous
#1d6fdc  rgb(29, 111, 220)  hsl(214, 77%, 49%)  True Blue
#1ddc8a  rgb(29, 220, 138)  hsl(154, 77%, 49%)  Emerald
#8a1ddc  rgb(138, 29, 220)  hsl(274, 77%, 49%)  Blue Violet