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#DE8A23

#de8a23 ≈ Fulvous

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de8a23 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 54.12% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.84% magenta, 84.23% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 33.05°, with 73.91% saturation and 50.39% 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 7.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Fulvous (#e48400), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.3383

Complementary

  1. #de8a23
  2. #2377de

Split complementary

  1. #de8a23
  2. #23d4de
  3. #2d23de

Analogous

  1. #de2d23
  2. #de8a23
  3. #d4de23

Triadic

  1. #de8a23
  2. #23de8a
  3. #8a23de

Tetradic

  1. #de8a23
  2. #77de23
  3. #2377de
  4. #8a23de

Square

  1. #de8a23
  2. #23de2d
  3. #2377de
  4. #de23d4

Monochromatic

  1. #5a380e
  2. #9d6118
  3. #de8a23
  4. #e8ad66
  5. #f2d1a8

Shades

#de8a23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de8a23
  2. #c87c20
  3. #b26e1c
  4. #9b6119
  5. #855315
  6. #6f4512
  7. #59370e
  8. #43290b
  9. #2c1c07
  10. #160e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#de8a23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de8a23
  2. #e19639
  3. #e5a14f
  4. #e8ad65
  5. #ebb97b
  6. #efc591
  7. #f2d0a7
  8. #f5dcbd
  9. #f8e8d3
  10. #fcf3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de8a23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de8a23
  2. #d5892c
  3. #cb8836
  4. #c2873f
  5. #b88648
  6. #af8552
  7. #a6845b
  8. #9c8364
  9. #93826d
  10. #898177
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb967e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59109 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a525 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f37677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be8f17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c99b24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb7f60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de8a23 {
  color: #de8a23;
}
Background
.bg-de8a23 {
  background-color: #de8a23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de8a23 {
  border: 2px solid #de8a23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de8a23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 138 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 74% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de8a23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de8a23, #d4de23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de8a23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 138 35 / 0.35);
}

#e48400 Fulvous ΔE 2.45 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.07 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.67 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.10 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.18 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.23 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.34 #2175dc Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Fulvous
#de8a23  rgb(222, 138, 35)  hsl(33, 74%, 50%)  Fulvous
#2377de  rgb(35, 119, 222)  hsl(213, 74%, 50%)  True Blue
#23de8a  rgb(35, 222, 138)  hsl(153, 74%, 50%)  Emerald
#8a23de  rgb(138, 35, 222)  hsl(273, 74%, 50%)  Blue Violet