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#DE9727

#de9727 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#de9727 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 59.22% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.98% magenta, 82.43% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 36.72°, with 73.49% saturation and 51.18% 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 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 2.43.

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Relative luminance0.3781

Complementary

  1. #de9727
  2. #276ede

Split complementary

  1. #de9727
  2. #27cade
  3. #3c27de

Analogous

  1. #de3c27
  2. #de9727
  3. #cade27

Triadic

  1. #de9727
  2. #27de97
  3. #9727de

Tetradic

  1. #de9727
  2. #6ede27
  3. #276ede
  4. #9727de

Square

  1. #de9727
  2. #27de3c
  3. #276ede
  4. #de27ca

Monochromatic

  1. #5e3f0e
  2. #a06b18
  3. #de9727
  4. #e8b769
  5. #f2d7ac

Shades

#de9727 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #de9727
  2. #c88823
  3. #b2791f
  4. #9b6a1b
  5. #855b17
  6. #6f4c14
  7. #593c10
  8. #432d0c
  9. #2c1e08
  10. #160f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#de9727 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #de9727
  2. #e1a13d
  3. #e5ac52
  4. #e8b668
  5. #ebc17d
  6. #efcb93
  7. #f2d5a9
  8. #f5e0be
  9. #f8ead4
  10. #fcf5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#de9727 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #de9727
  2. #d59530
  3. #cb9239
  4. #c29042
  5. #b88e4b
  6. #af8c54
  7. #a6895c
  8. #9c8765
  9. #93856e
  10. #898277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfa085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09b0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f28582 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c49a1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cda42a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea8c69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-de9727 {
  color: #de9727;
}
Background
.bg-de9727 {
  background-color: #de9727;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-de9727 {
  border: 2px solid #de9727;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #de9727;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 151 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 73% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-de9727 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #de9727, #cade27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-de9727 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 151 39 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.43 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.63 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.12 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.77 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.32 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.54 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.77 #2168d8 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#de9727  rgb(222, 151, 39)  hsl(37, 73%, 51%)  Gamboge
#276ede  rgb(39, 110, 222)  hsl(217, 73%, 51%)  Brandeis Blue
#27de97  rgb(39, 222, 151)  hsl(157, 73%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#9727de  rgb(151, 39, 222)  hsl(277, 73%, 51%)  Blue Violet