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#DEB261

#deb261 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#deb261 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 69.8% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.82% magenta, 56.31% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 38.88°, with 65.45% saturation and 62.55% 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 10.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4823

Complementary

  1. #deb261
  2. #618dde

Split complementary

  1. #deb261
  2. #61ccde
  3. #7461de

Analogous

  1. #de7461
  2. #deb261
  3. #ccde61

Triadic

  1. #deb261
  2. #61deb2
  3. #b261de

Tetradic

  1. #deb261
  2. #8dde61
  3. #618dde
  4. #b261de

Square

  1. #deb261
  2. #61de74
  3. #618dde
  4. #de61cc

Monochromatic

  1. #89631d
  2. #c9912a
  3. #deb261
  4. #ebd1a0
  5. #f8f0e0

Shades

#deb261 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #deb261
  2. #c8a057
  3. #b28e4e
  4. #9b7d44
  5. #856b3a
  6. #6f5931
  7. #594727
  8. #43351d
  9. #2c2413
  10. #16120a
  11. #000000

Tints

#deb261 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #deb261
  2. #e1ba71
  3. #e5c181
  4. #e8c990
  5. #ebd1a0
  6. #efd9b0
  7. #f2e0c0
  8. #f5e8d0
  9. #f8f0df
  10. #fcf7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#deb261 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #deb261
  2. #d5ad64
  3. #cba867
  4. #c2a36a
  5. #b89e6d
  6. #af9971
  7. #a69474
  8. #9c8f77
  9. #938a7a
  10. #89857d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9b69d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b25a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfbd64 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efa59f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfb25d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b963 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8aa8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-deb261 {
  color: #deb261;
}
Background
.bg-deb261 {
  background-color: #deb261;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-deb261 {
  border: 2px solid #deb261;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #deb261;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 178 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 65% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-deb261 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #deb261, #ccde61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-deb261 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 178 97 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.65 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.90 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.41 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 6.70 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.82 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 7.01 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 7.81 #214d9e Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#deb261  rgb(222, 178, 97)  hsl(39, 65%, 63%)  Indian Yellow
#618dde  rgb(97, 141, 222)  hsl(219, 65%, 63%)  United Nations Blue
#61deb2  rgb(97, 222, 178)  hsl(159, 65%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b261de  rgb(178, 97, 222)  hsl(279, 65%, 63%)  Medium Orchid