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#DF9506

#df9506 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#df9506 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 58.43% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.18% magenta, 97.31% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 39.54°, with 94.76% saturation and 44.9% 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 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 1.72.

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Relative luminance0.372

Complementary

  1. #df9506
  2. #0650df

Split complementary

  1. #df9506
  2. #06bcdf
  3. #2906df

Analogous

  1. #df2906
  2. #df9506
  3. #bcdf06

Triadic

  1. #df9506
  2. #06df95
  3. #9506df

Tetradic

  1. #df9506
  2. #50df06
  3. #0650df
  4. #9506df

Square

  1. #df9506
  2. #06df29
  3. #0650df
  4. #df06bc

Monochromatic

  1. #4a3102
  2. #946304
  3. #df9506
  4. #fab838
  5. #fcd282

Shades

#df9506 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df9506
  2. #c98605
  3. #b27705
  4. #9c6804
  5. #865904
  6. #704b03
  7. #593c02
  8. #432d02
  9. #2d1e01
  10. #160f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#df9506 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df9506
  2. #e2a01f
  3. #e5aa38
  4. #e9b551
  5. #ecbf6a
  6. #efca83
  7. #f2d59b
  8. #f5dfb4
  9. #f9eacd
  10. #fcf4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df9506 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df9506
  2. #d69312
  3. #cc911e
  4. #c38f2b
  5. #b98d37
  6. #b08b43
  7. #a6884f
  8. #9d865b
  9. #938468
  10. #8a8274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bf9e82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ab12 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4827f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c49800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cda30e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec8a64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df9506 {
  color: #df9506;
}
Background
.bg-df9506 {
  background-color: #df9506;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-df9506 {
  border: 2px solid #df9506;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df9506;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 149 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 95% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df9506 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df9506, #bcdf06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df9506 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 149 6 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.72 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.57 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.72 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.20 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.27 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.60 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.07 #206af9 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#df9506  rgb(223, 149, 6)  hsl(40, 95%, 45%)  Gamboge
#0650df  rgb(6, 80, 223)  hsl(220, 95%, 45%)  Sapphire
#06df95  rgb(6, 223, 149)  hsl(160, 95%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#9506df  rgb(149, 6, 223)  hsl(280, 95%, 45%)  Dark Violet