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#DC8A4E

#dc8a4e ≈ Persian Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dc8a4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.27% magenta, 64.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 25.35°, with 66.98% saturation and 58.43% 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 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Orange (#d99058), ΔE 2.12.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3394

Complementary

  1. #dc8a4e
  2. #4ea0dc

Split complementary

  1. #dc8a4e
  2. #4edcd1
  3. #4e59dc

Analogous

  1. #dc4e59
  2. #dc8a4e
  3. #dcd14e

Triadic

  1. #dc8a4e
  2. #4edc8a
  3. #8a4edc

Tetradic

  1. #dc8a4e
  2. #a0dc4e
  3. #4ea0dc
  4. #8a4edc

Square

  1. #dc8a4e
  2. #59dc4e
  3. #4ea0dc
  4. #d14edc

Monochromatic

  1. #794118
  2. #b96325
  3. #dc8a4e
  4. #e9b48e
  5. #f5dece

Shades

#dc8a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dc8a4e
  2. #c67c46
  3. #b06e3e
  4. #9a6137
  5. #84532f
  6. #6e4527
  7. #58371f
  8. #422917
  9. #2c1c10
  10. #160e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#dc8a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dc8a4e
  2. #e09660
  3. #e3a171
  4. #e7ad83
  5. #eab995
  6. #eec5a7
  7. #f1d0b8
  8. #f5dcca
  9. #f8e8dc
  10. #fcf3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dc8a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dc8a4e
  2. #d38953
  3. #ca8858
  4. #c0875d
  5. #b78662
  6. #ae8567
  7. #a5846c
  8. #9c8371
  9. #928276
  10. #89817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ba9685 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a29248 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a54e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef797c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc8f4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c69b4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8806d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dc8a4e {
  color: #dc8a4e;
}
Background
.bg-dc8a4e {
  background-color: #dc8a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dc8a4e {
  border: 2px solid #dc8a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dc8a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dc8a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dc8a4e, #dcd14e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dc8a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 2.12 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 2.51 #cd853f Peru ΔE 4.59 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.16 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.56 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.24 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 7.44 #2375b1 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Persian Orange
#dc8a4e  rgb(220, 138, 78)  hsl(25, 67%, 58%)  Persian Orange
#4ea0dc  rgb(78, 160, 220)  hsl(205, 67%, 58%)  Carolina Blue
#4edc8a  rgb(78, 220, 138)  hsl(145, 67%, 58%)  Emerald
#8a4edc  rgb(138, 78, 220)  hsl(265, 67%, 58%)  Blue Violet