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#E1983A

#e1983a ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e1983a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 59.61% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.44% magenta, 74.22% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 33.77°, with 73.57% saturation and 55.49% 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 8.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.3877

Complementary

  1. #e1983a
  2. #3a83e1

Split complementary

  1. #e1983a
  2. #3ad7e1
  3. #443ae1

Analogous

  1. #e1443a
  2. #e1983a
  3. #d7e13a

Triadic

  1. #e1983a
  2. #3ae198
  3. #983ae1

Tetradic

  1. #e1983a
  2. #83e13a
  3. #3a83e1
  4. #983ae1

Square

  1. #e1983a
  2. #3ae144
  3. #3a83e1
  4. #e13ad7

Monochromatic

  1. #714711
  2. #b3711b
  3. #e1983a
  4. #ebbb7c
  5. #f5ddbf

Shades

#e1983a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1983a
  2. #cb8934
  3. #b47a2e
  4. #9e6a29
  5. #875b23
  6. #714c1d
  7. #5a3d17
  8. #442e11
  9. #2d1e0c
  10. #170f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1983a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1983a
  2. #e4a24e
  3. #e7ad61
  4. #eab775
  5. #edc189
  6. #f0cc9d
  7. #f3d6b0
  8. #f6e0c4
  9. #f9ead8
  10. #fcf5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1983a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1983a
  2. #d79641
  3. #ce9348
  4. #c4914f
  5. #ba8e56
  6. #b18c5d
  7. #a78a64
  8. #9d876b
  9. #938572
  10. #8a8279
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a189 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09d2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ae3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f58685 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c69b33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfa63b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ed8e6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1983a {
  color: #e1983a;
}
Background
.bg-e1983a {
  background-color: #e1983a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1983a {
  border: 2px solid #e1983a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1983a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 152 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 74% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1983a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1983a, #d7e13a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1983a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 152 58 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.91 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.64 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.90 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.12 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.97 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.19 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.36 #1e67c5 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#e1983a  rgb(225, 152, 58)  hsl(34, 74%, 55%)  Carrot Orange
#3a83e1  rgb(58, 131, 225)  hsl(214, 74%, 55%)  Bleu de France
#3ae198  rgb(58, 225, 152)  hsl(154, 74%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#983ae1  rgb(152, 58, 225)  hsl(274, 74%, 55%)  Dark Orchid