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#DC9503

#dc9503 ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc9503 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 58.43% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.27% magenta, 98.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 40.37°, with 97.31% saturation and 43.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 1.89.

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Relative luminance0.3672

Complementary

  1. #dc9503
  2. #034adc

Split complementary

  1. #dc9503
  2. #03b7dc
  3. #2903dc

Analogous

  1. #dc2903
  2. #dc9503
  3. #b7dc03

Triadic

  1. #dc9503
  2. #03dc95
  3. #9503dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc9503
  2. #4adc03
  3. #034adc
  4. #9503dc

Square

  1. #dc9503
  2. #03dc29
  3. #034adc
  4. #dc03b7

Monochromatic

  1. #452f01
  2. #916202
  3. #dc9503
  4. #fcb92f
  5. #fdd37b

Shades

#dc9503 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc9503
  2. #c68603
  3. #b07702
  4. #9a6802
  5. #845902
  6. #6e4b02
  7. #583c01
  8. #422d01
  9. #2c1e01
  10. #160f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc9503 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc9503
  2. #e0a01c
  3. #e3aa35
  4. #e7b54f
  5. #eabf68
  6. #eeca81
  7. #f1d59a
  8. #f5dfb3
  9. #f8eacd
  10. #fcf4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc9503 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc9503
  2. #d39310
  3. #ca911c
  4. #c08f29
  5. #b78d35
  6. #ae8b42
  7. #a5884e
  8. #9c865b
  9. #928467
  10. #898274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bd9e81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfaa10 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0827f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c29700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cba20c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e98a64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc9503 {
  color: #dc9503;
}
Background
.bg-dc9503 {
  background-color: #dc9503;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc9503 {
  border: 2px solid #dc9503;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc9503;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 149 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 97% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc9503 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc9503, #b7dc03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc9503 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 149 3 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.89 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.74 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.03 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.51 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.81 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.92 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.43 #236afc Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#dc9503  rgb(220, 149, 3)  hsl(40, 97%, 44%)  Gamboge
#034adc  rgb(3, 74, 220)  hsl(220, 97%, 44%)  Sapphire
#03dc95  rgb(3, 220, 149)  hsl(160, 97%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#9503dc  rgb(149, 3, 220)  hsl(280, 97%, 44%)  Dark Violet