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#DC992A

#dc992a ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc992a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 60% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.45% magenta, 80.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 37.42°, with 71.77% saturation and 51.37% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 2.3.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3817

Complementary

  1. #dc992a
  2. #2a6ddc

Split complementary

  1. #dc992a
  2. #2ac6dc
  3. #402adc

Analogous

  1. #dc402a
  2. #dc992a
  3. #c6dc2a

Triadic

  1. #dc992a
  2. #2adc99
  3. #992adc

Tetradic

  1. #dc992a
  2. #6ddc2a
  3. #2a6ddc
  4. #992adc

Square

  1. #dc992a
  2. #2adc40
  3. #2a6ddc
  4. #dc2ac6

Monochromatic

  1. #5e400f
  2. #9f6d1a
  3. #dc992a
  4. #e7b86c
  5. #f2d8ad

Shades

#dc992a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc992a
  2. #c68a26
  3. #b07a22
  4. #9a6b1d
  5. #845c19
  6. #6e4d15
  7. #583d11
  8. #422e0d
  9. #2c1f08
  10. #160f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc992a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc992a
  2. #e0a33f
  3. #e3ad55
  4. #e7b86a
  5. #eac27f
  6. #eecc95
  7. #f1d6aa
  8. #f5e0bf
  9. #f8ebd4
  10. #fcf5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc992a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc992a
  2. #d39733
  3. #ca943b
  4. #c09244
  5. #b78f4c
  6. #ae8d55
  7. #a58a5e
  8. #9c8866
  9. #92856f
  10. #898377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bea186 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19c12 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f08784 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c49b1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cca52d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e88f6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc992a {
  color: #dc992a;
}
Background
.bg-dc992a {
  background-color: #dc992a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc992a {
  border: 2px solid #dc992a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc992a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 153 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc992a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc992a, #c6dc2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc992a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 153 42 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.30 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.32 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.40 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.77 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.15 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.80 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.89 #2366d5 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#dc992a  rgb(220, 153, 42)  hsl(37, 72%, 51%)  Gamboge
#2a6ddc  rgb(42, 109, 220)  hsl(217, 72%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#2adc99  rgb(42, 220, 153)  hsl(157, 72%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#992adc  rgb(153, 42, 220)  hsl(277, 72%, 51%)  Dark Orchid