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#CEA049

#cea049 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cea049 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 62.75% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.33% magenta, 64.56% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 39.25°, with 57.58% saturation and 54.71% 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 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3874

Complementary

  1. #cea049
  2. #4977ce

Split complementary

  1. #cea049
  2. #49bace
  3. #5e49ce

Analogous

  1. #ce5e49
  2. #cea049
  3. #bace49

Triadic

  1. #cea049
  2. #49cea0
  3. #a049ce

Tetradic

  1. #cea049
  2. #77ce49
  3. #4977ce
  4. #a049ce

Square

  1. #cea049
  2. #49ce5e
  3. #4977ce
  4. #ce49ba

Monochromatic

  1. #634a1b
  2. #a0772b
  3. #cea049
  4. #debf85
  5. #eedfc2

Shades

#cea049 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cea049
  2. #b99042
  3. #a5803a
  4. #907033
  5. #7c602c
  6. #675025
  7. #52401d
  8. #3e3016
  9. #29200f
  10. #151007
  11. #000000

Tints

#cea049 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cea049
  2. #d3aa5b
  3. #d8b36d
  4. #ddbd80
  5. #e2c692
  6. #e7d0a4
  7. #ebd9b6
  8. #f0e3c8
  9. #f5ecdb
  10. #faf6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cea049 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cea049
  2. #c69d4f
  3. #be9a54
  4. #b7965a
  5. #af935f
  6. #a79065
  7. #9f8d6a
  8. #978a70
  9. #908675
  10. #88837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a48b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a040 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beac4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df928d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea044 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5a74b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d89878 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cea049 {
  color: #cea049;
}
Background
.bg-cea049 {
  background-color: #cea049;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cea049 {
  border: 2px solid #cea049;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cea049;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 160 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cea049 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cea049, #bace49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cea049 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 160 73 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.14 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.28 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.74 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.98 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.04 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.86 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.06 #315fb6 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#cea049  rgb(206, 160, 73)  hsl(39, 58%, 55%)  Indian Yellow
#4977ce  rgb(73, 119, 206)  hsl(219, 58%, 55%)  Tufts Blue
#49cea0  rgb(73, 206, 160)  hsl(159, 58%, 55%)  Caribbean Green
#a049ce  rgb(160, 73, 206)  hsl(279, 58%, 55%)  Dark Orchid