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#DE970A

#de970a ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#de970a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 59.22% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.98% magenta, 95.5% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 39.91°, with 91.38% saturation and 45.49% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 1.34.

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Relative luminance0.3768

Complementary

  1. #de970a
  2. #0a51de

Split complementary

  1. #de970a
  2. #0abbde
  3. #2d0ade

Analogous

  1. #de2d0a
  2. #de970a
  3. #bbde0a

Triadic

  1. #de970a
  2. #0ade97
  3. #970ade

Tetradic

  1. #de970a
  2. #51de0a
  3. #0a51de
  4. #970ade

Square

  1. #de970a
  2. #0ade2d
  3. #0a51de
  4. #de0abb

Monochromatic

  1. #4c3303
  2. #956507
  3. #de970a
  4. #f6b93e
  5. #fad387

Shades

#de970a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de970a
  2. #c88809
  3. #b27908
  4. #9b6a07
  5. #855b06
  6. #6f4c05
  7. #593c04
  8. #432d03
  9. #2c1e02
  10. #160f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#de970a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de970a
  2. #e1a123
  3. #e5ac3b
  4. #e8b654
  5. #ebc16c
  6. #efcb85
  7. #f2d59d
  8. #f5e0b6
  9. #f8eace
  10. #fcf5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de970a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de970a
  2. #d59516
  3. #cb9222
  4. #c2902d
  5. #b88e39
  6. #af8c45
  7. #a68951
  8. #9c875d
  9. #938568
  10. #898274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfa083 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac15 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f38481 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c49900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cda411 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb8c66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de970a {
  color: #de970a;
}
Background
.bg-de970a {
  background-color: #de970a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de970a {
  border: 2px solid #de970a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de970a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 151 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de970a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de970a, #bbde0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de970a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 151 10 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.34 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.16 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.72 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.34 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.48 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.55 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.03 #2168f5 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#de970a  rgb(222, 151, 10)  hsl(40, 91%, 45%)  Gamboge
#0a51de  rgb(10, 81, 222)  hsl(220, 91%, 45%)  Sapphire
#0ade97  rgb(10, 222, 151)  hsl(160, 91%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#970ade  rgb(151, 10, 222)  hsl(280, 91%, 45%)  Dark Violet