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#E1973E

#e1973e ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e1973e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 59.22% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.89% magenta, 72.44% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 32.76°, with 73.09% saturation and 56.27% 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 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.3849

Complementary

  1. #e1973e
  2. #3e88e1

Split complementary

  1. #e1973e
  2. #3ed9e1
  3. #453ee1

Analogous

  1. #e1453e
  2. #e1973e
  3. #d9e13e

Triadic

  1. #e1973e
  2. #3ee197
  3. #973ee1

Tetradic

  1. #e1973e
  2. #88e13e
  3. #3e88e1
  4. #973ee1

Square

  1. #e1973e
  2. #3ee145
  3. #3e88e1
  4. #e13ed9

Monochromatic

  1. #744712
  2. #b6701c
  3. #e1973e
  4. #ebbb80
  5. #f6dec2

Shades

#e1973e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1973e
  2. #cb8838
  3. #b47932
  4. #9e6a2b
  5. #875b25
  6. #714c1f
  7. #5a3c19
  8. #442d13
  9. #2d1e0c
  10. #170f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1973e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1973e
  2. #e4a151
  3. #e7ac65
  4. #eab678
  5. #edc18b
  6. #f0cb9f
  7. #f3d5b2
  8. #f6e0c5
  9. #f9ead8
  10. #fcf5ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1973e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1973e
  2. #d79545
  3. #ce924b
  4. #c49052
  5. #ba8e58
  6. #b18c5f
  7. #a78966
  8. #9d876c
  9. #938573
  10. #8a8279
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a189 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9c33 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ae40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f58584 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c59a38 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cea53f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed8d6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1973e {
  color: #e1973e;
}
Background
.bg-e1973e {
  background-color: #e1973e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1973e {
  border: 2px solid #e1973e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1973e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 151 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 73% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1973e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1973e, #d9e13e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1973e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 151 62 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.71 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.20 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.59 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.77 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.92 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.03 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 6.35 #1e68c1 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#e1973e  rgb(225, 151, 62)  hsl(33, 73%, 56%)  Carrot Orange
#3e88e1  rgb(62, 136, 225)  hsl(213, 73%, 56%)  Bleu de France
#3ee197  rgb(62, 225, 151)  hsl(153, 73%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#973ee1  rgb(151, 62, 225)  hsl(273, 73%, 56%)  Dark Orchid