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#DC8C19

#dc8c19 ≈ Fulvous

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc8c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.36% magenta, 88.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 35.38°, with 79.59% saturation and 48.04% 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 7.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Fulvous (#e48400), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.3404

Complementary

  1. #dc8c19
  2. #1969dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc8c19
  2. #19cbdc
  3. #2a19dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2a19
  2. #dc8c19
  3. #cbdc19

Triadic

  1. #dc8c19
  2. #19dc8c
  3. #8c19dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc8c19
  2. #69dc19
  3. #1969dc
  4. #8c19dc

Square

  1. #dc8c19
  2. #19dc2a
  3. #1969dc
  4. #dc19cb

Monochromatic

  1. #533509
  2. #976011
  3. #dc8c19
  4. #ecae56
  5. #f4cf9a

Shades

#dc8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc8c19
  2. #c67e17
  3. #b07014
  4. #9a6212
  5. #84540f
  6. #6e460d
  7. #58380a
  8. #422a08
  9. #2c1c05
  10. #160e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc8c19
  2. #e09830
  3. #e3a347
  4. #e7af5e
  5. #eaba75
  6. #eec68c
  7. #f1d1a3
  8. #f5ddba
  9. #f8e8d1
  10. #fcf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc8c19
  2. #d38b23
  3. #ca8a2e
  4. #c08838
  5. #b78742
  6. #ae864d
  7. #a58557
  8. #9c8461
  9. #92826b
  10. #898176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba977e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a51d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f17878 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be9003 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c89c1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e98160 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc8c19 {
  color: #dc8c19;
}
Background
.bg-dc8c19 {
  background-color: #dc8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #dc8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc8c19, #cbdc19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#e48400 Fulvous ΔE 3.62 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.65 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.31 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 6.05 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.41 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.53 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.76 #2373e6 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Fulvous
#dc8c19  rgb(220, 140, 25)  hsl(35, 80%, 48%)  Fulvous
#1969dc  rgb(25, 105, 220)  hsl(215, 80%, 48%)  Royal Blue
#19dc8c  rgb(25, 220, 140)  hsl(155, 80%, 48%)  Emerald
#8c19dc  rgb(140, 25, 220)  hsl(275, 80%, 48%)  Dark Violet