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#DD8C19

#dd8c19 ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dd8c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.65% magenta, 88.69% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 35.2°, with 79.67% saturation and 48.24% 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 7.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.342

Complementary

  1. #dd8c19
  2. #196add

Split complementary

  1. #dd8c19
  2. #19ccdd
  3. #2a19dd

Analogous

  1. #dd2a19
  2. #dd8c19
  3. #ccdd19

Triadic

  1. #dd8c19
  2. #19dd8c
  3. #8c19dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd8c19
  2. #6add19
  3. #196add
  4. #8c19dd

Square

  1. #dd8c19
  2. #19dd2a
  3. #196add
  4. #dd19cc

Monochromatic

  1. #543509
  2. #986011
  3. #dd8c19
  4. #ecae57
  5. #f4cf9b

Shades

#dd8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd8c19
  2. #c77e17
  3. #b17014
  4. #9b6212
  5. #85540f
  6. #6f460d
  7. #58380a
  8. #422a08
  9. #2c1c05
  10. #160e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd8c19
  2. #e09830
  3. #e4a347
  4. #e7af5e
  5. #ebba75
  6. #eec68c
  7. #f1d1a3
  8. #f5ddba
  9. #f8e8d1
  10. #fcf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd8c19
  2. #d48b23
  3. #ca8a2e
  4. #c18838
  5. #b88742
  6. #af864d
  7. #a58557
  8. #9c8461
  9. #93826b
  10. #898176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb977e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa61d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f27878 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf9003 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c99c1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea8160 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd8c19 {
  color: #dd8c19;
}
Background
.bg-dd8c19 {
  background-color: #dd8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #dd8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 80% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd8c19, #ccdd19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.42 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 3.42 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.40 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.81 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.40 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.51 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 6.74 #2273e6 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#dd8c19  rgb(221, 140, 25)  hsl(35, 80%, 48%)  Carrot Orange
#196add  rgb(25, 106, 221)  hsl(215, 80%, 48%)  Royal Blue
#19dd8c  rgb(25, 221, 140)  hsl(155, 80%, 48%)  Emerald
#8c19dd  rgb(140, 25, 221)  hsl(275, 80%, 48%)  Blue Violet