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#DC993F

#dc993f ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc993f 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 24.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.45% magenta, 71.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 34.39°, with 69.16% saturation and 55.49% 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 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 4.24.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3836

Complementary

  1. #dc993f
  2. #3f82dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc993f
  2. #3fd1dc
  3. #4a3fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc4a3f
  2. #dc993f
  3. #d1dc3f

Triadic

  1. #dc993f
  2. #3fdc99
  3. #993fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dc993f
  2. #82dc3f
  3. #3f82dc
  4. #993fdc

Square

  1. #dc993f
  2. #3fdc4a
  3. #3f82dc
  4. #dc3fd1

Monochromatic

  1. #6e4814
  2. #af7220
  3. #dc993f
  4. #e8bb80
  5. #f4dec0

Shades

#dc993f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc993f
  2. #c68a39
  3. #b07a32
  4. #9a6b2c
  5. #845c26
  6. #6e4d20
  7. #583d19
  8. #422e13
  9. #2c1f0d
  10. #160f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc993f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc993f
  2. #e0a352
  3. #e3ad65
  4. #e7b879
  5. #eac28c
  6. #eecc9f
  7. #f1d6b2
  8. #f5e0c5
  9. #f8ebd9
  10. #fcf5ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc993f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc993f
  2. #d39746
  3. #ca944c
  4. #c09253
  5. #b78f59
  6. #ae8d60
  7. #a58a66
  8. #9c886d
  9. #928573
  10. #89837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bea189 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09d34 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ad41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef8886 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c39b39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cca540 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e88f70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc993f {
  color: #dc993f;
}
Background
.bg-dc993f {
  background-color: #dc993f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc993f {
  border: 2px solid #dc993f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc993f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 153 63;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc993f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc993f, #d1dc3f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc993f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 153 63 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.24 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.71 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.15 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.22 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.98 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.20 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.20 #2366c0 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#dc993f  rgb(220, 153, 63)  hsl(34, 69%, 55%)  Indian Yellow
#3f82dc  rgb(63, 130, 220)  hsl(214, 69%, 55%)  Tufts Blue
#3fdc99  rgb(63, 220, 153)  hsl(154, 69%, 55%)  Caribbean Green
#993fdc  rgb(153, 63, 220)  hsl(274, 69%, 55%)  Dark Orchid