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#E09604

#e09604 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e09604 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 58.82% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.04% magenta, 98.21% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 39.82°, with 96.49% saturation and 44.71% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 1.4.

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Relative luminance0.3767

Complementary

  1. #e09604
  2. #044ee0

Split complementary

  1. #e09604
  2. #04bce0
  3. #2804e0

Analogous

  1. #e02804
  2. #e09604
  3. #bce004

Triadic

  1. #e09604
  2. #04e096
  3. #9604e0

Tetradic

  1. #e09604
  2. #4ee004
  3. #044ee0
  4. #9604e0

Square

  1. #e09604
  2. #04e028
  3. #044ee0
  4. #e004bc

Monochromatic

  1. #4a3101
  2. #956403
  3. #e09604
  4. #fbb935
  5. #fdd380

Shades

#e09604 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e09604
  2. #ca8704
  3. #b37803
  4. #9d6903
  5. #865a02
  6. #704b02
  7. #5a3c02
  8. #432d01
  9. #2d1e01
  10. #160f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#e09604 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e09604
  2. #e3a11d
  3. #e6ab36
  4. #e9b64f
  5. #ecc068
  6. #f0cb82
  7. #f3d59b
  8. #f6e0b4
  9. #f9eacd
  10. #fcf5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e09604 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e09604
  2. #d69410
  3. #cd921d
  4. #c38f29
  5. #ba8d36
  6. #b08b42
  7. #a6894e
  8. #9d875b
  9. #938467
  10. #8a8274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c09f83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac11 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f58380 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c59900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cea40c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed8b65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e09604 {
  color: #e09604;
}
Background
.bg-e09604 {
  background-color: #e09604;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e09604 {
  border: 2px solid #e09604;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e09604;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 150 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e09604 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e09604, #bce004);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e09604 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 150 4 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.40 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.28 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.86 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.03 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.06 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.38 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.21 #1f69fb Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e09604  rgb(224, 150, 4)  hsl(40, 96%, 45%)  Gamboge
#044ee0  rgb(4, 78, 224)  hsl(220, 96%, 45%)  Sapphire
#04e096  rgb(4, 224, 150)  hsl(160, 96%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#9604e0  rgb(150, 4, 224)  hsl(280, 96%, 45%)  Dark Violet