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#DC9740

#dc9740 ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc9740 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 59.22% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.36% magenta, 70.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 33.46°, with 69.03% saturation and 55.69% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 4.73.

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Relative luminance0.3772

Complementary

  1. #dc9740
  2. #4085dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc9740
  2. #40d3dc
  3. #4940dc

Analogous

  1. #dc4940
  2. #dc9740
  3. #d3dc40

Triadic

  1. #dc9740
  2. #40dc97
  3. #9740dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc9740
  2. #85dc40
  3. #4085dc
  4. #9740dc

Square

  1. #dc9740
  2. #40dc49
  3. #4085dc
  4. #dc40d3

Monochromatic

  1. #6f4714
  2. #af7020
  3. #dc9740
  4. #e8ba81
  5. #f4ddc1

Shades

#dc9740 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc9740
  2. #c6883a
  3. #b07933
  4. #9a6a2d
  5. #845b26
  6. #6e4c20
  7. #583c1a
  8. #422d13
  9. #2c1e0d
  10. #160f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc9740 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc9740
  2. #e0a153
  3. #e3ac66
  4. #e7b679
  5. #eac18c
  6. #eecba0
  7. #f1d5b3
  8. #f5e0c6
  9. #f8ead9
  10. #fcf5ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc9740 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc9740
  2. #d39546
  3. #ca924d
  4. #c09053
  5. #b78e5a
  6. #ae8c60
  7. #a58966
  8. #9c876d
  9. #928573
  10. #89827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bea088 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9c36 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beac42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef8685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c29a3a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cba441 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e88d6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc9740 {
  color: #dc9740;
}
Background
.bg-dc9740 {
  background-color: #dc9740;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc9740 {
  border: 2px solid #dc9740;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc9740;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 151 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 69% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc9740 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc9740, #d3dc40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc9740 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 151 64 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.73 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.81 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.42 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.95 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.36 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.57 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.77 #2368bf Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#dc9740  rgb(220, 151, 64)  hsl(33, 69%, 56%)  Carrot Orange
#4085dc  rgb(64, 133, 220)  hsl(213, 69%, 56%)  Bleu de France
#40dc97  rgb(64, 220, 151)  hsl(153, 69%, 56%)  Caribbean Green
#9740dc  rgb(151, 64, 220)  hsl(273, 69%, 56%)  Dark Orchid