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#DC9C19

#dc9c19 ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dc9c19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.09% magenta, 88.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 40.31°, with 79.59% saturation and 48.04% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 2.16.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3906

Complementary

  1. #dc9c19
  2. #1959dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc9c19
  2. #19badc
  3. #3b19dc

Analogous

  1. #dc3b19
  2. #dc9c19
  3. #badc19

Triadic

  1. #dc9c19
  2. #19dc9c
  3. #9c19dc

Tetradic

  1. #dc9c19
  2. #59dc19
  3. #1959dc
  4. #9c19dc

Square

  1. #dc9c19
  2. #19dc3b
  3. #1959dc
  4. #dc19ba

Monochromatic

  1. #533b09
  2. #976b11
  3. #dc9c19
  4. #ecbb56
  5. #f4d69a

Shades

#dc9c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc9c19
  2. #c68c17
  3. #b07d14
  4. #9a6d12
  5. #845e0f
  6. #6e4e0d
  7. #583e0a
  8. #422f08
  9. #2c1f05
  10. #161003
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc9c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc9c19
  2. #e0a630
  3. #e3b047
  4. #e7ba5e
  5. #eac475
  6. #eece8c
  7. #f1d7a3
  8. #f5e1ba
  9. #f8ebd1
  10. #fcf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc9c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc9c19
  2. #d39923
  3. #ca962e
  4. #c09438
  5. #b79142
  6. #ae8e4d
  7. #a58b57
  8. #9c8861
  9. #92866b
  10. #898376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfa386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3ae21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f08a85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c59e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cea71e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8926b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc9c19 {
  color: #dc9c19;
}
Background
.bg-dc9c19 {
  background-color: #dc9c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc9c19 {
  border: 2px solid #dc9c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc9c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc9c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc9c19, #badc19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc9c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.16 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.91 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.73 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.47 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.87 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 7.60 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.89 #2363e6 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#dc9c19  rgb(220, 156, 25)  hsl(40, 80%, 48%)  Gamboge
#1959dc  rgb(25, 89, 220)  hsl(220, 80%, 48%)  Sapphire
#19dc9c  rgb(25, 220, 156)  hsl(160, 80%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#9c19dc  rgb(156, 25, 220)  hsl(280, 80%, 48%)  Dark Violet