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#D38C19

#d38c19 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d38c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.75% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.65% magenta, 88.15% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 37.1°, with 78.81% saturation and 46.27% 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 5.03.

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Relative luminance0.3268

Complementary

  1. #d38c19
  2. #1960d3

Split complementary

  1. #d38c19
  2. #19bdd3
  3. #2f19d3

Analogous

  1. #d32f19
  2. #d38c19
  3. #bdd319

Triadic

  1. #d38c19
  2. #19d38c
  3. #8c19d3

Tetradic

  1. #d38c19
  2. #60d319
  3. #1960d3
  4. #8c19d3

Square

  1. #d38c19
  2. #19d32f
  3. #1960d3
  4. #d319bd

Monochromatic

  1. #4a3109
  2. #8f5f11
  3. #d38c19
  4. #eaaf4e
  5. #f2ce93

Shades

#d38c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d38c19
  2. #be7e17
  3. #a97014
  4. #946212
  5. #7f540f
  6. #6a460d
  7. #54380a
  8. #3f2a08
  9. #2a1c05
  10. #150e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#d38c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d38c19
  2. #d79830
  3. #dca347
  4. #e0af5e
  5. #e5ba75
  6. #e9c68c
  7. #edd1a3
  8. #f2ddba
  9. #f6e8d1
  10. #fbf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d38c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d38c19
  2. #cb8b23
  3. #c28a2e
  4. #ba8838
  5. #b28742
  6. #aa864d
  7. #a18557
  8. #998461
  9. #91826b
  10. #888176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4957c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a21e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e77a78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b98f03 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2991c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #df8260 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d38c19 {
  color: #d38c19;
}
Background
.bg-d38c19 {
  background-color: #d38c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d38c19 {
  border: 2px solid #d38c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d38c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 211 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 79% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d38c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d38c19, #bdd319);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d38c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(211 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.03 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.70 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.85 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.69 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.71 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.94 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.18 #2c73e6 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Gamboge
#d38c19  rgb(211, 140, 25)  hsl(37, 79%, 46%)  Gamboge
#1960d3  rgb(25, 96, 211)  hsl(217, 79%, 46%)  Denim
#19d38c  rgb(25, 211, 140)  hsl(157, 79%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#8c19d3  rgb(140, 25, 211)  hsl(277, 79%, 46%)  Dark Violet