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#DE970E

#de970e ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#de970e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 59.22% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.98% magenta, 93.69% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 39.52°, with 88.14% 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 and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 1.34.

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Relative luminance0.3769

Complementary

  1. #de970e
  2. #0e55de

Split complementary

  1. #de970e
  2. #0ebdde
  3. #2f0ede

Analogous

  1. #de2f0e
  2. #de970e
  3. #bdde0e

Triadic

  1. #de970e
  2. #0ede97
  3. #970ede

Tetradic

  1. #de970e
  2. #55de0e
  3. #0e55de
  4. #970ede

Square

  1. #de970e
  2. #0ede2f
  3. #0e55de
  4. #de0ebd

Monochromatic

  1. #4e3505
  2. #966609
  3. #de970e
  4. #f3b845
  5. #f8d38d

Shades

#de970e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de970e
  2. #c8880d
  3. #b2790b
  4. #9b6a0a
  5. #855b08
  6. #6f4c07
  7. #593c06
  8. #432d04
  9. #2c1e03
  10. #160f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#de970e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de970e
  2. #e1a126
  3. #e5ac3e
  4. #e8b656
  5. #ebc16e
  6. #efcb87
  7. #f2d59f
  8. #f5e0b7
  9. #f8eacf
  10. #fcf5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de970e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de970e
  2. #d59519
  3. #cb9225
  4. #c29030
  5. #b88e3c
  6. #af8c47
  7. #a68952
  8. #9c875e
  9. #938569
  10. #898275
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfa083 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f38481 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c49900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cda414 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb8c66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de970e {
  color: #de970e;
}
Background
.bg-de970e {
  background-color: #de970e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de970e {
  border: 2px solid #de970e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de970e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 151 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 88% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de970e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de970e, #bdde0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de970e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 151 14 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.34 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.15 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.79 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.33 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.35 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.51 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.91 #2168f1 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#de970e  rgb(222, 151, 14)  hsl(40, 88%, 46%)  Gamboge
#0e55de  rgb(14, 85, 222)  hsl(220, 88%, 46%)  Sapphire
#0ede97  rgb(14, 222, 151)  hsl(160, 88%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#970ede  rgb(151, 14, 222)  hsl(280, 88%, 46%)  Dark Violet