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#D99C19

#d99c19 ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d99c19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.11% magenta, 88.48% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 40.94°, with 79.34% saturation and 47.45% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 2.96.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.386

Complementary

  1. #d99c19
  2. #1956d9

Split complementary

  1. #d99c19
  2. #19b6d9
  3. #3c19d9

Analogous

  1. #d93c19
  2. #d99c19
  3. #b6d919

Triadic

  1. #d99c19
  2. #19d99c
  3. #9c19d9

Tetradic

  1. #d99c19
  2. #56d919
  3. #1956d9
  4. #9c19d9

Square

  1. #d99c19
  2. #19d93c
  3. #1956d9
  4. #d919b6

Monochromatic

  1. #503909
  2. #946b11
  3. #d99c19
  4. #ebbb53
  5. #f3d698

Shades

#d99c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d99c19
  2. #c38c17
  3. #ae7d14
  4. #986d12
  5. #825e0f
  6. #6d4e0d
  7. #573e0a
  8. #412f08
  9. #2b1f05
  10. #161003
  11. #000000

Tints

#d99c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d99c19
  2. #dda630
  3. #e1b047
  4. #e4ba5e
  5. #e8c475
  6. #ecce8c
  7. #f0d7a3
  8. #f4e1ba
  9. #f7ebd1
  10. #fbf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d99c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d99c19
  2. #d09923
  3. #c7962e
  4. #be9438
  5. #b59142
  6. #ad8e4d
  7. #a48b57
  8. #9b8861
  9. #92866b
  10. #898376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bda385 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ad21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed8b85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c49d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cca71e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5926a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d99c19 {
  color: #d99c19;
}
Background
.bg-d99c19 {
  background-color: #d99c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d99c19 {
  border: 2px solid #d99c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d99c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 79% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d99c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d99c19, #b6d919);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d99c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.96 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.20 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.61 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.76 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 7.60 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.74 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.82 #2663e6 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#d99c19  rgb(217, 156, 25)  hsl(41, 79%, 47%)  Gamboge
#1956d9  rgb(25, 86, 217)  hsl(221, 79%, 47%)  Sapphire
#19d99c  rgb(25, 217, 156)  hsl(161, 79%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#9c19d9  rgb(156, 25, 217)  hsl(281, 79%, 47%)  Dark Violet