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#DC8A22

#dc8a22 ≈ Fulvous

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc8a22 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 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.27% magenta, 84.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 33.55°, with 73.23% saturation and 49.8% 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 2.78.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3351

Complementary

  1. #dc8a22
  2. #2274dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc8a22
  2. #22d1dc
  3. #2d22dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2d22
  2. #dc8a22
  3. #d1dc22

Triadic

  1. #dc8a22
  2. #22dc8a
  3. #8a22dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc8a22
  2. #74dc22
  3. #2274dc
  4. #8a22dc

Square

  1. #dc8a22
  2. #22dc2d
  3. #2274dc
  4. #dc22d1

Monochromatic

  1. #57370e
  2. #9a6018
  3. #dc8a22
  4. #e7ad64
  5. #f1d0a6

Shades

#dc8a22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc8a22
  2. #c67c1f
  3. #b06e1b
  4. #9a6118
  5. #845314
  6. #6e4511
  7. #58370e
  8. #42290a
  9. #2c1c07
  10. #160e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc8a22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc8a22
  2. #e09638
  3. #e3a14e
  4. #e7ad64
  5. #eab97a
  6. #eec591
  7. #f1d0a7
  8. #f5dcbd
  9. #f8e8d3
  10. #fcf3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc8a22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc8a22
  2. #d3892b
  3. #ca8835
  4. #c0873e
  5. #b78648
  6. #ae8551
  7. #a5845a
  8. #9c8364
  9. #92826d
  10. #898177
  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 #b9957e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49106 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a424 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f17677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd8e15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c79a23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e97f60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc8a22 {
  color: #dc8a22;
}
Background
.bg-dc8a22 {
  background-color: #dc8a22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc8a22 {
  border: 2px solid #dc8a22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc8a22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 138 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc8a22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc8a22, #d1dc22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc8a22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 138 34 / 0.35);
}

#e48400 Fulvous ΔE 2.78 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.40 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.17 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.20 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.27 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.64 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.66 #2375dd Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Fulvous
#dc8a22  rgb(220, 138, 34)  hsl(34, 73%, 50%)  Fulvous
#2274dc  rgb(34, 116, 220)  hsl(214, 73%, 50%)  True Blue
#22dc8a  rgb(34, 220, 138)  hsl(154, 73%, 50%)  Emerald
#8a22dc  rgb(138, 34, 220)  hsl(274, 73%, 50%)  Blue Violet