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#DC8A25

#dc8a25 ≈ Fulvous

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc8a25 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 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.27% magenta, 83.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 33.11°, with 72.33% saturation and 50.39% 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 7.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Fulvous (#e48400), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.3353

Complementary

  1. #dc8a25
  2. #2577dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc8a25
  2. #25d3dc
  3. #2e25dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2e25
  2. #dc8a25
  3. #d3dc25

Triadic

  1. #dc8a25
  2. #25dc8a
  3. #8a25dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc8a25
  2. #77dc25
  3. #2577dc
  4. #8a25dc

Square

  1. #dc8a25
  2. #25dc2e
  3. #2577dc
  4. #dc25d3

Monochromatic

  1. #5a380e
  2. #9c6119
  3. #dc8a25
  4. #e7ad67
  5. #f1d1a9

Shades

#dc8a25 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc8a25
  2. #c67c21
  3. #b06e1e
  4. #9a611a
  5. #845316
  6. #6e4513
  7. #58370f
  8. #42290b
  9. #2c1c07
  10. #160e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc8a25 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc8a25
  2. #e0963b
  3. #e3a151
  4. #e7ad66
  5. #eab97c
  6. #eec592
  7. #f1d0a8
  8. #f5dcbe
  9. #f8e8d3
  10. #fcf3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc8a25 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc8a25
  2. #d3892e
  3. #ca8837
  4. #c08740
  5. #b78649
  6. #ae8553
  7. #a5845c
  8. #9c8365
  9. #92826e
  10. #898177
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9967e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4910e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a427 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f17777 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd8e1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c79a26 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e97f60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc8a25 {
  color: #dc8a25;
}
Background
.bg-dc8a25 {
  background-color: #dc8a25;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc8a25 {
  border: 2px solid #dc8a25;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc8a25;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 138 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc8a25 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc8a25, #d3dc25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc8a25 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 138 37 / 0.35);
}

#e48400 Fulvous ΔE 2.79 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.41 #cd853f Peru ΔE 4.93 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.04 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.08 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.38 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 6.49 #2375da Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Fulvous
#dc8a25  rgb(220, 138, 37)  hsl(33, 72%, 50%)  Fulvous
#2577dc  rgb(37, 119, 220)  hsl(213, 72%, 50%)  True Blue
#25dc8a  rgb(37, 220, 138)  hsl(153, 72%, 50%)  Emerald
#8a25dc  rgb(138, 37, 220)  hsl(273, 72%, 50%)  Blue Violet