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#DD8A36

#dd8a36 ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd8a36 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 54.12% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.56% magenta, 75.57% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 30.18°, with 71.06% saturation and 53.92% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.3382

Complementary

  1. #dd8a36
  2. #3689dd

Split complementary

  1. #dd8a36
  2. #36dcdd
  3. #3636dd

Analogous

  1. #dd3636
  2. #dd8a36
  3. #dcdd36

Triadic

  1. #dd8a36
  2. #36dd8a
  3. #8a36dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd8a36
  2. #89dd36
  3. #3689dd
  4. #8a36dd

Square

  1. #dd8a36
  2. #36dd36
  3. #3689dd
  4. #dd36dc

Monochromatic

  1. #683d12
  2. #aa641d
  3. #dd8a36
  4. #e8b077
  5. #f3d6b9

Shades

#dd8a36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd8a36
  2. #c77c31
  3. #b16e2b
  4. #9b6126
  5. #855320
  6. #6f451b
  7. #583716
  8. #422910
  9. #2c1c0b
  10. #160e05
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd8a36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd8a36
  2. #e0964a
  3. #e4a15e
  4. #e7ad72
  5. #ebb986
  6. #eec59b
  7. #f1d0af
  8. #f5dcc3
  9. #f8e8d7
  10. #fcf3eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd8a36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd8a36
  2. #d4893d
  3. #ca8845
  4. #c1874c
  5. #b88654
  6. #af855b
  7. #a58462
  8. #9c836a
  9. #938271
  10. #898179
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba9680 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a4922b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a537 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f17779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd8f30 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c89b37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e97f65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd8a36 {
  color: #dd8a36;
}
Background
.bg-dd8a36 {
  background-color: #dd8a36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd8a36 {
  border: 2px solid #dd8a36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd8a36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 138 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd8a36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd8a36, #dcdd36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd8a36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 138 54 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 3.55 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.75 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 3.86 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 4.03 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.28 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.97 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.23 #2275c9 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Peru
#dd8a36  rgb(221, 138, 54)  hsl(30, 71%, 54%)  Peru
#3689dd  rgb(54, 137, 221)  hsl(210, 71%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#36dd8a  rgb(54, 221, 138)  hsl(150, 71%, 54%)  Emerald
#8a36dd  rgb(138, 54, 221)  hsl(270, 71%, 54%)  Blue Violet