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#DF9727

#df9727 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#df9727 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 59.22% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.29% magenta, 82.51% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 36.52°, with 74.19% saturation and 51.37% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.3797

Complementary

  1. #df9727
  2. #276fdf

Split complementary

  1. #df9727
  2. #27cbdf
  3. #3b27df

Analogous

  1. #df3b27
  2. #df9727
  3. #cbdf27

Triadic

  1. #df9727
  2. #27df97
  3. #9727df

Tetradic

  1. #df9727
  2. #6fdf27
  3. #276fdf
  4. #9727df

Square

  1. #df9727
  2. #27df3b
  3. #276fdf
  4. #df27cb

Monochromatic

  1. #5f3f0e
  2. #a26c18
  3. #df9727
  4. #e9b76a
  5. #f3d7ac

Shades

#df9727 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df9727
  2. #c98823
  3. #b2791f
  4. #9c6a1b
  5. #865b17
  6. #704c14
  7. #593c10
  8. #432d0c
  9. #2d1e08
  10. #160f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#df9727 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df9727
  2. #e2a13d
  3. #e5ac52
  4. #e9b668
  5. #ecc17d
  6. #efcb93
  7. #f2d5a9
  8. #f5e0be
  9. #f9ead4
  10. #fcf5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df9727 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df9727
  2. #d69530
  3. #cc9239
  4. #c39042
  5. #b98e4b
  6. #b08c54
  7. #a6895c
  8. #9d8765
  9. #93856e
  10. #8a8277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfa085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09b0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f38582 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c59a1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cea429 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb8c69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df9727 {
  color: #df9727;
}
Background
.bg-df9727 {
  background-color: #df9727;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-df9727 {
  border: 2px solid #df9727;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df9727;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 151 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df9727 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df9727, #cbdf27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df9727 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 151 39 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.48 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.63 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.87 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.77 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.11 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.39 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.69 #2068d8 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#df9727  rgb(223, 151, 39)  hsl(37, 74%, 51%)  Gamboge
#276fdf  rgb(39, 111, 223)  hsl(217, 74%, 51%)  Brandeis Blue
#27df97  rgb(39, 223, 151)  hsl(157, 74%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#9727df  rgb(151, 39, 223)  hsl(277, 74%, 51%)  Blue Violet