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#E09B06

#e09b06 ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e09b06 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 60.78% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.8% magenta, 97.32% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 41.01°, with 94.78% saturation and 45.1% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 1.23.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.393

Complementary

  1. #e09b06
  2. #064be0

Split complementary

  1. #e09b06
  2. #06b8e0
  3. #2e06e0

Analogous

  1. #e02e06
  2. #e09b06
  3. #b8e006

Triadic

  1. #e09b06
  2. #06e09b
  3. #9b06e0

Tetradic

  1. #e09b06
  2. #4be006
  3. #064be0
  4. #9b06e0

Square

  1. #e09b06
  2. #06e02e
  3. #064be0
  4. #e006b8

Monochromatic

  1. #4b3402
  2. #966704
  3. #e09b06
  4. #fabd39
  5. #fcd683

Shades

#e09b06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e09b06
  2. #ca8c05
  3. #b37c05
  4. #9d6d04
  5. #865d04
  6. #704e03
  7. #5a3e02
  8. #432f02
  9. #2d1f01
  10. #161001
  11. #000000

Tints

#e09b06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e09b06
  2. #e3a51f
  3. #e6af38
  4. #e9b951
  5. #ecc36a
  6. #f0cd83
  7. #f3d79b
  8. #f6e1b4
  9. #f9ebcd
  10. #fcf5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e09b06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e09b06
  2. #d69812
  3. #cd961e
  4. #c3932b
  5. #ba9037
  6. #b08e43
  7. #a68b4f
  8. #9d885b
  9. #938568
  10. #8a8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5af14 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f58884 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c79d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0a70f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed9068 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e09b06 {
  color: #e09b06;
}
Background
.bg-e09b06 {
  background-color: #e09b06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e09b06 {
  border: 2px solid #e09b06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e09b06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 155 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 95% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e09b06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e09b06, #b8e006);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e09b06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 155 6 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.23 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.45 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.58 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.02 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.68 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.94 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.50 #1f64f9 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e09b06  rgb(224, 155, 6)  hsl(41, 95%, 45%)  Gamboge
#064be0  rgb(6, 75, 224)  hsl(221, 95%, 45%)  Sapphire
#06e09b  rgb(6, 224, 155)  hsl(161, 95%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#9b06e0  rgb(155, 6, 224)  hsl(281, 95%, 45%)  Dark Violet