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#DC9456

#dc9456 ≈ Persian Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc9456 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 58.04% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.73% magenta, 60.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 27.76°, with 65.69% saturation and 60% 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 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Orange (#d99058), ΔE 1.91.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3707

Complementary

  1. #dc9456
  2. #569edc

Split complementary

  1. #dc9456
  2. #56dcd7
  3. #565bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc565b
  2. #dc9456
  3. #dcd756

Triadic

  1. #dc9456
  2. #56dc94
  3. #9456dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc9456
  2. #9edc56
  3. #569edc
  4. #9456dc

Square

  1. #dc9456
  2. #5bdc56
  3. #569edc
  4. #d756dc

Monochromatic

  1. #7f491a
  2. #be6d27
  3. #dc9456
  4. #e9bc95
  5. #f6e4d5

Shades

#dc9456 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc9456
  2. #c6854d
  3. #b07645
  4. #9a683c
  5. #845934
  6. #6e4a2b
  7. #583b22
  8. #422c1a
  9. #2c1e11
  10. #160f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc9456 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc9456
  2. #e09f67
  3. #e3a978
  4. #e7b489
  5. #eabf9a
  6. #eecaab
  7. #f1d4bb
  8. #f5dfcc
  9. #f8eadd
  10. #fcf4ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc9456 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc9456
  2. #d3925a
  3. #ca905e
  4. #c08e63
  5. #b78c67
  6. #ae8a6b
  7. #a5886f
  8. #9c8673
  9. #928478
  10. #89827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd9e8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9a50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbaa57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef8585 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c09853 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9a256 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e78b75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc9456 {
  color: #dc9456;
}
Background
.bg-dc9456 {
  background-color: #dc9456;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc9456 {
  border: 2px solid #dc9456;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc9456;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 148 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc9456 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc9456, #dcd756);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc9456 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 148 86 / 0.35);
}

#d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 1.91 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 4.59 #cd853f Peru ΔE 4.93 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.24 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.11 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 6.16 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.59 #236ba9 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Persian Orange
#dc9456  rgb(220, 148, 86)  hsl(28, 66%, 60%)  Persian Orange
#569edc  rgb(86, 158, 220)  hsl(208, 66%, 60%)  Carolina Blue
#56dc94  rgb(86, 220, 148)  hsl(148, 66%, 60%)  Emerald
#9456dc  rgb(148, 86, 220)  hsl(268, 66%, 60%)  Amethyst