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#E1990C

#e1990c ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e1990c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 60% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 94.67% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 39.72°, with 89.87% saturation and 46.47% 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 0.66.

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Relative luminance0.3882

Complementary

  1. #e1990c
  2. #0c54e1

Split complementary

  1. #e1990c
  2. #0cbee1
  3. #2f0ce1

Analogous

  1. #e12f0c
  2. #e1990c
  3. #bee10c

Triadic

  1. #e1990c
  2. #0ce199
  3. #990ce1

Tetradic

  1. #e1990c
  2. #54e10c
  3. #0c54e1
  4. #990ce1

Square

  1. #e1990c
  2. #0ce12f
  3. #0c54e1
  4. #e10cbe

Monochromatic

  1. #503604
  2. #986808
  3. #e1990c
  4. #f5b944
  5. #f9d48d

Shades

#e1990c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1990c
  2. #cb8a0b
  3. #b47a0a
  4. #9e6b08
  5. #875c07
  6. #714d06
  7. #5a3d05
  8. #442e04
  9. #2d1f02
  10. #170f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1990c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1990c
  2. #e4a324
  3. #e7ad3d
  4. #eab855
  5. #edc26d
  6. #f0cc86
  7. #f3d69e
  8. #f6e0b6
  9. #f9ebce
  10. #fcf5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1990c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1990c
  2. #d79718
  3. #ce9423
  4. #c4922f
  5. #ba8f3a
  6. #b18d46
  7. #a78a52
  8. #9d885d
  9. #938569
  10. #8a8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a285 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4ae17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f68682 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c79b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0a613 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee8e67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1990c {
  color: #e1990c;
}
Background
.bg-e1990c {
  background-color: #e1990c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1990c {
  border: 2px solid #e1990c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1990c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 153 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 90% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1990c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1990c, #bee10c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1990c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 153 12 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 0.66 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.53 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.58 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.72 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.04 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.41 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.78 #1e66f3 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e1990c  rgb(225, 153, 12)  hsl(40, 90%, 46%)  Gamboge
#0c54e1  rgb(12, 84, 225)  hsl(220, 90%, 46%)  Sapphire
#0ce199  rgb(12, 225, 153)  hsl(160, 90%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#990ce1  rgb(153, 12, 225)  hsl(280, 90%, 46%)  Dark Violet