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#DC9909

#dc9909 ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc9909 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 60% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.45% magenta, 95.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 40.95°, with 92.14% saturation and 44.9% 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 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 1.79.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3802

Complementary

  1. #dc9909
  2. #094cdc

Split complementary

  1. #dc9909
  2. #09b5dc
  3. #3009dc

Analogous

  1. #dc3009
  2. #dc9909
  3. #b5dc09

Triadic

  1. #dc9909
  2. #09dc99
  3. #9909dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc9909
  2. #4cdc09
  3. #094cdc
  4. #9909dc

Square

  1. #dc9909
  2. #09dc30
  3. #094cdc
  4. #dc09b5

Monochromatic

  1. #493303
  2. #926606
  3. #dc9909
  4. #f7bb3b
  5. #fad584

Shades

#dc9909 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc9909
  2. #c68a08
  3. #b07a07
  4. #9a6b06
  5. #845c05
  6. #6e4d05
  7. #583d04
  8. #422e03
  9. #2c1f02
  10. #160f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc9909 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc9909
  2. #e0a322
  3. #e3ad3a
  4. #e7b853
  5. #eac26b
  6. #eecc84
  7. #f1d69d
  8. #f5e0b5
  9. #f8ebce
  10. #fcf5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc9909 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc9909
  2. #d39715
  3. #ca9421
  4. #c0922d
  5. #b78f39
  6. #ae8d45
  7. #a58a50
  8. #9c885c
  9. #928568
  10. #898374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bea184 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ac16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f08782 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c49b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cda511 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e88e67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc9909 {
  color: #dc9909;
}
Background
.bg-dc9909 {
  background-color: #dc9909;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc9909 {
  border: 2px solid #dc9909;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc9909;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 153 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 92% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc9909 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc9909, #b5dc09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc9909 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 153 9 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.79 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.17 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.59 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.79 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.09 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 7.33 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.65 #2366f6 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#dc9909  rgb(220, 153, 9)  hsl(41, 92%, 45%)  Gamboge
#094cdc  rgb(9, 76, 220)  hsl(221, 92%, 45%)  Sapphire
#09dc99  rgb(9, 220, 153)  hsl(161, 92%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#9909dc  rgb(153, 9, 220)  hsl(281, 92%, 45%)  Dark Violet