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#DF9902

#df9902 ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#df9902 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 60% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.39% magenta, 99.1% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 41°, with 98.22% saturation and 44.12% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 1.18.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3847

Complementary

  1. #df9902
  2. #0248df

Split complementary

  1. #df9902
  2. #02b6df
  3. #2b02df

Analogous

  1. #df2b02
  2. #df9902
  3. #b6df02

Triadic

  1. #df9902
  2. #02df99
  3. #9902df

Tetradic

  1. #df9902
  2. #48df02
  3. #0248df
  4. #9902df

Square

  1. #df9902
  2. #02df2b
  3. #0248df
  4. #df02b6

Monochromatic

  1. #473101
  2. #936501
  3. #df9902
  4. #fdbc30
  5. #fed57c

Shades

#df9902 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df9902
  2. #c98a02
  3. #b27a02
  4. #9c6b01
  5. #865c01
  6. #704d01
  7. #593d01
  8. #432e01
  9. #2d1f00
  10. #160f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#df9902 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df9902
  2. #e2a31b
  3. #e5ad35
  4. #e9b84e
  5. #ecc267
  6. #efcc81
  7. #f2d69a
  8. #f5e0b3
  9. #f9ebcc
  10. #fcf5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df9902 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df9902
  2. #d6970f
  3. #cc941b
  4. #c39228
  5. #b98f34
  6. #b08d41
  7. #a68a4e
  8. #9d885a
  9. #938567
  10. #8a8373
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0a184 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3ae11 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f48682 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c69b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfa60c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec8e67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df9902 {
  color: #df9902;
}
Background
.bg-df9902 {
  background-color: #df9902;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-df9902 {
  border: 2px solid #df9902;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df9902;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 153 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 98% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df9902 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df9902, #b6df02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df9902 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 153 2 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.18 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.80 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.06 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.17 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.65 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.13 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.14 #2066fd Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#df9902  rgb(223, 153, 2)  hsl(41, 98%, 44%)  Gamboge
#0248df  rgb(2, 72, 223)  hsl(221, 98%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#02df99  rgb(2, 223, 153)  hsl(161, 98%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#9902df  rgb(153, 2, 223)  hsl(281, 98%, 44%)  Dark Violet