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#DE8D2B

#de8d2b ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de8d2b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 55.29% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.49% magenta, 80.63% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 32.85°, with 73.06% saturation and 51.96% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.3475

Complementary

  1. #de8d2b
  2. #2b7cde

Split complementary

  1. #de8d2b
  2. #2bd5de
  3. #342bde

Analogous

  1. #de342b
  2. #de8d2b
  3. #d5de2b

Triadic

  1. #de8d2b
  2. #2bde8d
  3. #8d2bde

Tetradic

  1. #de8d2b
  2. #7cde2b
  3. #2b7cde
  4. #8d2bde

Square

  1. #de8d2b
  2. #2bde34
  3. #2b7cde
  4. #de2bd5

Monochromatic

  1. #613c0f
  2. #a36519
  3. #de8d2b
  4. #e8b16d
  5. #f3d4af

Shades

#de8d2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de8d2b
  2. #c87f27
  3. #b27122
  4. #9b631e
  5. #85551a
  6. #6f4716
  7. #593811
  8. #432a0d
  9. #2c1c09
  10. #160e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#de8d2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de8d2b
  2. #e19840
  3. #e5a455
  4. #e8af6b
  5. #ebbb80
  6. #efc695
  7. #f2d1aa
  8. #f5ddbf
  9. #f8e8d5
  10. #fcf4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de8d2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de8d2b
  2. #d58c34
  3. #cb8a3c
  4. #c28945
  5. #b8884d
  6. #af8756
  7. #a6855e
  8. #9c8467
  9. #93836f
  10. #898178
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc9881 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79419 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa72d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f37a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c09121 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ca9d2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb8264 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de8d2b {
  color: #de8d2b;
}
Background
.bg-de8d2b {
  background-color: #de8d2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de8d2b {
  border: 2px solid #de8d2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de8d2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 141 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 73% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de8d2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de8d2b, #d5de2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de8d2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 141 43 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 2.94 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 3.29 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.16 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.19 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.35 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.54 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.49 #2172d4 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#de8d2b  rgb(222, 141, 43)  hsl(33, 73%, 52%)  Carrot Orange
#2b7cde  rgb(43, 124, 222)  hsl(213, 73%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#2bde8d  rgb(43, 222, 141)  hsl(153, 73%, 52%)  Emerald
#8d2bde  rgb(141, 43, 222)  hsl(273, 73%, 52%)  Blue Violet