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#DC8A3E

#dc8a3e ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc8a3e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.27% magenta, 71.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 28.86°, with 69.3% saturation and 55.29% 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 7.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.3374

Complementary

  1. #dc8a3e
  2. #3e90dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc8a3e
  2. #3edcd9
  3. #3e41dc

Analogous

  1. #dc3e41
  2. #dc8a3e
  3. #dcd93e

Triadic

  1. #dc8a3e
  2. #3edc8a
  3. #8a3edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc8a3e
  2. #90dc3e
  3. #3e90dc
  4. #8a3edc

Square

  1. #dc8a3e
  2. #41dc3e
  3. #3e90dc
  4. #d93edc

Monochromatic

  1. #6d3f14
  2. #ae6420
  3. #dc8a3e
  4. #e8b17f
  5. #f3d9bf

Shades

#dc8a3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc8a3e
  2. #c67c38
  3. #b06e32
  4. #9a612b
  5. #845325
  6. #6e451f
  7. #583719
  8. #422913
  9. #2c1c0c
  10. #160e06
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc8a3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc8a3e
  2. #e09651
  3. #e3a165
  4. #e7ad78
  5. #eab98b
  6. #eec59f
  7. #f1d0b2
  8. #f5dcc5
  9. #f8e8d8
  10. #fcf3ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc8a3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc8a3e
  2. #d38945
  3. #ca884b
  4. #c08752
  5. #b78658
  6. #ae855f
  7. #a58466
  8. #9c836c
  9. #928273
  10. #898179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba9682 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39235 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a43f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0787a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd8f39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c79b3e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e88067 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc8a3e {
  color: #dc8a3e;
}
Background
.bg-dc8a3e {
  background-color: #dc8a3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc8a3e {
  border: 2px solid #dc8a3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc8a3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 138 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc8a3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc8a3e, #dcd93e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc8a3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 138 62 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 3.11 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.74 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 3.89 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.02 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.01 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.35 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.69 #2375c1 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Peru
#dc8a3e  rgb(220, 138, 62)  hsl(29, 69%, 55%)  Peru
#3e90dc  rgb(62, 144, 220)  hsl(209, 69%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#3edc8a  rgb(62, 220, 138)  hsl(149, 69%, 55%)  Emerald
#8a3edc  rgb(138, 62, 220)  hsl(269, 69%, 55%)  Blue Violet