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#DD9706

#dd9706 ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dd9706 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 59.22% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.67% magenta, 97.29% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 40.47°, with 94.71% saturation and 44.51% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 1.51.

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Relative luminance0.3752

Complementary

  1. #dd9706
  2. #064cdd

Split complementary

  1. #dd9706
  2. #06b7dd
  3. #2c06dd

Analogous

  1. #dd2c06
  2. #dd9706
  3. #b7dd06

Triadic

  1. #dd9706
  2. #06dd97
  3. #9706dd

Tetradic

  1. #dd9706
  2. #4cdd06
  3. #064cdd
  4. #9706dd

Square

  1. #dd9706
  2. #06dd2c
  3. #064cdd
  4. #dd06b7

Monochromatic

  1. #483102
  2. #936404
  3. #dd9706
  4. #faba36
  5. #fcd380

Shades

#dd9706 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd9706
  2. #c78805
  3. #b17905
  4. #9b6a04
  5. #855b04
  6. #6f4c03
  7. #583c02
  8. #422d02
  9. #2c1e01
  10. #160f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd9706 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd9706
  2. #e0a11f
  3. #e4ac38
  4. #e7b651
  5. #ebc16a
  6. #eecb83
  7. #f1d59b
  8. #f5e0b4
  9. #f8eacd
  10. #fcf5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd9706 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd9706
  2. #d49512
  3. #ca921e
  4. #c1902b
  5. #b88e37
  6. #af8c43
  7. #a5894f
  8. #9c875b
  9. #938568
  10. #898274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be9f83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac13 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f18481 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c49900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cda40f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea8c65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd9706 {
  color: #dd9706;
}
Background
.bg-dd9706 {
  background-color: #dd9706;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd9706 {
  border: 2px solid #dd9706;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd9706;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 151 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 95% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd9706 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd9706, #b7dd06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd9706 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 151 6 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.51 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.28 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.49 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.55 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.83 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.84 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.18 #2268f9 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#dd9706  rgb(221, 151, 6)  hsl(40, 95%, 45%)  Gamboge
#064cdd  rgb(6, 76, 221)  hsl(220, 95%, 45%)  Sapphire
#06dd97  rgb(6, 221, 151)  hsl(160, 95%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#9706dd  rgb(151, 6, 221)  hsl(280, 95%, 45%)  Dark Violet