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#DF8A23

#df8a23 ≈ Fulvous

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#df8a23 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 54.12% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.12% magenta, 84.3% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 32.87°, with 74.6% saturation and 50.59% 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 7.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Fulvous (#e48400), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.3399

Complementary

  1. #df8a23
  2. #2378df

Split complementary

  1. #df8a23
  2. #23d6df
  3. #2c23df

Analogous

  1. #df2c23
  2. #df8a23
  3. #d6df23

Triadic

  1. #df8a23
  2. #23df8a
  3. #8a23df

Tetradic

  1. #df8a23
  2. #78df23
  3. #2378df
  4. #8a23df

Square

  1. #df8a23
  2. #23df2c
  3. #2378df
  4. #df23d6

Monochromatic

  1. #5c380d
  2. #9e6117
  3. #df8a23
  4. #e9ae66
  5. #f2d1a9

Shades

#df8a23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df8a23
  2. #c97c20
  3. #b26e1c
  4. #9c6119
  5. #865315
  6. #704512
  7. #59370e
  8. #43290b
  9. #2d1c07
  10. #160e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#df8a23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df8a23
  2. #e29639
  3. #e5a14f
  4. #e9ad65
  5. #ecb97b
  6. #efc591
  7. #f2d0a7
  8. #f5dcbd
  9. #f9e8d3
  10. #fcf3e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df8a23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df8a23
  2. #d6892c
  3. #cc8836
  4. #c3873f
  5. #b98648
  6. #b08552
  7. #a6845b
  8. #9d8364
  9. #93826d
  10. #8a8177
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bb967f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59209 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a525 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f47677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf8f16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c99b24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec7e60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df8a23 {
  color: #df8a23;
}
Background
.bg-df8a23 {
  background-color: #df8a23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-df8a23 {
  border: 2px solid #df8a23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df8a23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 138 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 75% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df8a23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df8a23, #d6df23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df8a23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 138 35 / 0.35);
}

#e48400 Fulvous ΔE 2.31 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 2.92 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.44 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.87 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.24 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.27 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.11 #2075dc Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Fulvous
#df8a23  rgb(223, 138, 35)  hsl(33, 75%, 51%)  Fulvous
#2378df  rgb(35, 120, 223)  hsl(213, 75%, 51%)  Tufts Blue
#23df8a  rgb(35, 223, 138)  hsl(153, 75%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#8a23df  rgb(138, 35, 223)  hsl(273, 75%, 51%)  Blue Violet