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#E1981C

#e1981c ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e1981c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 59.61% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.44% magenta, 87.56% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 37.77°, with 77.87% saturation and 49.61% 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 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 1.43.

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Relative luminance0.3855

Complementary

  1. #e1981c
  2. #1c65e1

Split complementary

  1. #e1981c
  2. #1cc8e1
  3. #361ce1

Analogous

  1. #e1361c
  2. #e1981c
  3. #c8e11c

Triadic

  1. #e1981c
  2. #1ce198
  3. #981ce1

Tetradic

  1. #e1981c
  2. #65e11c
  3. #1c65e1
  4. #981ce1

Square

  1. #e1981c
  2. #1ce136
  3. #1c65e1
  4. #e11cc8

Monochromatic

  1. #593c0b
  2. #9d6a14
  3. #e1981c
  4. #ebb75e
  5. #f3d5a3

Shades

#e1981c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1981c
  2. #cb8919
  3. #b47a16
  4. #9e6a14
  5. #875b11
  6. #714c0e
  7. #5a3d0b
  8. #442e08
  9. #2d1e06
  10. #170f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1981c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1981c
  2. #e4a233
  3. #e7ad49
  4. #eab760
  5. #edc177
  6. #f0cc8e
  7. #f3d6a4
  8. #f6e0bb
  9. #f9ead2
  10. #fcf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1981c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1981c
  2. #d79626
  3. #ce9330
  4. #c4913a
  5. #ba8e44
  6. #b18c4e
  7. #a78a58
  8. #9d8762
  9. #93856c
  10. #8a8276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a185 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3ae22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f68582 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c69b04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0a620 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee8d68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1981c {
  color: #e1981c;
}
Background
.bg-e1981c {
  background-color: #e1981c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1981c {
  border: 2px solid #e1981c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1981c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 152 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 78% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1981c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1981c, #c8e11c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1981c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 152 28 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.43 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.89 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.37 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.75 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.78 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.22 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.39 #1e67e3 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e1981c  rgb(225, 152, 28)  hsl(38, 78%, 50%)  Gamboge
#1c65e1  rgb(28, 101, 225)  hsl(218, 78%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#1ce198  rgb(28, 225, 152)  hsl(158, 78%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#981ce1  rgb(152, 28, 225)  hsl(278, 78%, 50%)  Blue Violet