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#DF9C19

#df9c19 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#df9c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.04% magenta, 88.79% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 39.7°, with 79.84% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 1.38.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3954

Complementary

  1. #df9c19
  2. #195cdf

Split complementary

  1. #df9c19
  2. #19bfdf
  3. #3919df

Analogous

  1. #df3919
  2. #df9c19
  3. #bfdf19

Triadic

  1. #df9c19
  2. #19df9c
  3. #9c19df

Tetradic

  1. #df9c19
  2. #5cdf19
  3. #195cdf
  4. #9c19df

Square

  1. #df9c19
  2. #19df39
  3. #195cdf
  4. #df19bf

Monochromatic

  1. #553c0a
  2. #9a6c11
  3. #df9c19
  4. #ecba58
  5. #f4d79d

Shades

#df9c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #df9c19
  2. #c98c17
  3. #b27d14
  4. #9c6d12
  5. #865e0f
  6. #704e0d
  7. #593e0a
  8. #432f08
  9. #2d1f05
  10. #161003
  11. #000000

Tints

#df9c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #df9c19
  2. #e2a630
  3. #e5b047
  4. #e9ba5e
  5. #ecc475
  6. #efce8c
  7. #f2d7a3
  8. #f5e1ba
  9. #f9ebd1
  10. #fcf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#df9c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #df9c19
  2. #d69923
  3. #cc962e
  4. #c39438
  5. #b99142
  6. #b08e4d
  7. #a68b57
  8. #9d8861
  9. #93866b
  10. #8a8376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a487 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4af21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f38a85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c79e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0a81e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb916b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-df9c19 {
  color: #df9c19;
}
Background
.bg-df9c19 {
  background-color: #df9c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-df9c19 {
  border: 2px solid #df9c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #df9c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 80% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-df9c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #df9c19, #bfdf19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-df9c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.38 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.30 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.34 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.17 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.26 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.81 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.28 #2063e6 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#df9c19  rgb(223, 156, 25)  hsl(40, 80%, 49%)  Gamboge
#195cdf  rgb(25, 92, 223)  hsl(220, 80%, 49%)  Royal Blue
#19df9c  rgb(25, 223, 156)  hsl(160, 80%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#9c19df  rgb(156, 25, 223)  hsl(280, 80%, 49%)  Blue Violet