Close to Harvest Gold
#DB8909
#DB8909 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Harvest Gold. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 53.7% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 37°, with 92% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DB8909.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.77:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.59:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.77:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.59:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DB8909 as they’d see it.
#DB8909 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DB8909
What color is #DB8909?
#DB8909 is a mid-tone, vivid orange, close to the color Harvest Gold. In RGB it’s made of 85.9% red, 53.7% green, and 3.5% blue. Its hue is 37°, with 92% saturation and 45% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DB8909 in RGB?
#DB8909 is rgb(219, 137, 9): 219 red, 137 green, and 9 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DB8909 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 37, 96, 14). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DB8909?
PANTONE 7564 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DB8909?
Its complement #8694F9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.