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#E0900E

#e0900e ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e0900e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 56.47% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.71% magenta, 93.75% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 37.14°, with 88.24% saturation and 46.67% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3583

Complementary

  1. #e0900e
  2. #0e5ee0

Split complementary

  1. #e0900e
  2. #0ec7e0
  3. #270ee0

Analogous

  1. #e0270e
  2. #e0900e
  3. #c7e00e

Triadic

  1. #e0900e
  2. #0ee090
  3. #900ee0

Tetradic

  1. #e0900e
  2. #5ee00e
  3. #0e5ee0
  4. #900ee0

Square

  1. #e0900e
  2. #0ee027
  3. #0e5ee0
  4. #e00ec7

Monochromatic

  1. #503305
  2. #986209
  3. #e0900e
  4. #f4b247
  5. #f8d08f

Shades

#e0900e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e0900e
  2. #ca820d
  3. #b3730b
  4. #9d650a
  5. #865608
  6. #704807
  7. #5a3a06
  8. #432b04
  9. #2d1d03
  10. #160e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#e0900e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e0900e
  2. #e39b26
  3. #e6a63e
  4. #e9b156
  5. #ecbc6e
  6. #f0c887
  7. #f3d39f
  8. #f6deb7
  9. #f9e9cf
  10. #fcf4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e0900e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e0900e
  2. #d68e19
  3. #cd8d25
  4. #c38b30
  5. #ba8a3c
  6. #b08847
  7. #a68652
  8. #9d855e
  9. #938369
  10. #8a8275
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #be9b80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bea915 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f57c7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c29400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cca012 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed8461 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e0900e {
  color: #e0900e;
}
Background
.bg-e0900e {
  background-color: #e0900e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e0900e {
  border: 2px solid #e0900e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e0900e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 144 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 88% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e0900e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e0900e, #c7e00e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e0900e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 144 14 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.72 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.81 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.75 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.24 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.09 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 6.81 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.92 #1f6ff1 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e0900e  rgb(224, 144, 14)  hsl(37, 88%, 47%)  Gamboge
#0e5ee0  rgb(14, 94, 224)  hsl(217, 88%, 47%)  Royal Blue
#0ee090  rgb(14, 224, 144)  hsl(157, 88%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green
#900ee0  rgb(144, 14, 224)  hsl(277, 88%, 47%)  Dark Violet