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#DF8D28

#df8d28 ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#df8d28 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 55.29% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.77% magenta, 82.06% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 33.11°, with 74.09% saturation and 51.57% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 2.72.

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Relative luminance0.3489

Complementary

  1. #df8d28
  2. #287adf

Split complementary

  1. #df8d28
  2. #28d6df
  3. #3128df

Analogous

  1. #df3128
  2. #df8d28
  3. #d6df28

Triadic

  1. #df8d28
  2. #28df8d
  3. #8d28df

Tetradic

  1. #df8d28
  2. #7adf28
  3. #287adf
  4. #8d28df

Square

  1. #df8d28
  2. #28df31
  3. #287adf
  4. #df28d6

Monochromatic

  1. #603b0e
  2. #a26418
  3. #df8d28
  4. #e9b06b
  5. #f3d4ad

Shades

#df8d28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df8d28
  2. #c97f24
  3. #b27120
  4. #9c631c
  5. #865518
  6. #704714
  7. #593810
  8. #432a0c
  9. #2d1c08
  10. #160e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#df8d28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df8d28
  2. #e2983e
  3. #e5a453
  4. #e9af69
  5. #ecbb7e
  6. #efc694
  7. #f2d1a9
  8. #f5ddbf
  9. #f9e8d4
  10. #fcf4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df8d28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df8d28
  2. #d68c31
  3. #cc8a3a
  4. #c38942
  5. #b9884b
  6. #b08754
  7. #a6855d
  8. #9d8466
  9. #93836e
  10. #8a8177
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bc9881 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79413 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba72a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f47a7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0911d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ca9d29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec8263 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df8d28 {
  color: #df8d28;
}
Background
.bg-df8d28 {
  background-color: #df8d28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-df8d28 {
  border: 2px solid #df8d28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df8d28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 141 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df8d28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df8d28, #d6df28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df8d28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 141 40 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 2.72 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 3.12 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.05 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.40 #cd853f Peru ΔE 5.47 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.78 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.31 #2072d7 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#df8d28  rgb(223, 141, 40)  hsl(33, 74%, 52%)  Carrot Orange
#287adf  rgb(40, 122, 223)  hsl(213, 74%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#28df8d  rgb(40, 223, 141)  hsl(153, 74%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#8d28df  rgb(141, 40, 223)  hsl(273, 74%, 52%)  Blue Violet