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#E09243

#e09243 ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e09243 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 57.25% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.82% magenta, 70.09% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 30.19°, with 71.69% saturation and 57.06% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 4.15.

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Relative luminance0.3681

Complementary

  1. #e09243
  2. #4391e0

Split complementary

  1. #e09243
  2. #43e0e0
  3. #4443e0

Analogous

  1. #e04443
  2. #e09243
  3. #e0e043

Triadic

  1. #e09243
  2. #43e092
  3. #9243e0

Tetradic

  1. #e09243
  2. #91e043
  3. #4391e0
  4. #9243e0

Square

  1. #e09243
  2. #43e044
  3. #4391e0
  4. #e043e0

Monochromatic

  1. #764514
  2. #b86c1e
  3. #e09243
  4. #ebb885
  5. #f6dec6

Shades

#e09243 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e09243
  2. #ca833c
  3. #b37536
  4. #9d662f
  5. #865828
  6. #704922
  7. #5a3a1b
  8. #432c14
  9. #2d1d0d
  10. #160f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#e09243 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e09243
  2. #e39d56
  3. #e6a869
  4. #e9b37b
  5. #ecbe8e
  6. #f0c9a1
  7. #f3d3b4
  8. #f6dec7
  9. #f9e9d9
  10. #fcf4ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e09243 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e09243
  2. #d69049
  3. #cd8e4f
  4. #c38d55
  5. #ba8b5b
  6. #b08962
  7. #a68768
  8. #9d856e
  9. #938474
  10. #8a827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bf9d87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa993a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdab44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f48081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2963e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cca144 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec886d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e09243 {
  color: #e09243;
}
Background
.bg-e09243 {
  background-color: #e09243;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e09243 {
  border: 2px solid #e09243;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e09243;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 146 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 72% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e09243 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e09243, #e0e043);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e09243 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 146 67 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.15 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.64 #cd853f Peru ΔE 4.69 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.77 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.40 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.75 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.84 #1f6dbc Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#e09243  rgb(224, 146, 67)  hsl(30, 72%, 57%)  Carrot Orange
#4391e0  rgb(67, 145, 224)  hsl(210, 72%, 57%)  Bleu de France
#43e092  rgb(67, 224, 146)  hsl(150, 72%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#9243e0  rgb(146, 67, 224)  hsl(270, 72%, 57%)  Blue Violet