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#E1A74E

#e1a74e ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e1a74e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 65.49% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.78% magenta, 65.33% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 36.33°, with 71.01% saturation and 59.41% 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 9.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 1.58.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.442

Complementary

  1. #e1a74e
  2. #4e88e1

Split complementary

  1. #e1a74e
  2. #4ed1e1
  3. #5e4ee1

Analogous

  1. #e15e4e
  2. #e1a74e
  3. #d1e14e

Triadic

  1. #e1a74e
  2. #4ee1a7
  3. #a74ee1

Tetradic

  1. #e1a74e
  2. #88e14e
  3. #4e88e1
  4. #a74ee1

Square

  1. #e1a74e
  2. #4ee15e
  3. #4e88e1
  4. #e14ed1

Monochromatic

  1. #805616
  2. #c28221
  3. #e1a74e
  4. #ecc88f
  5. #f7e8d1

Shades

#e1a74e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1a74e
  2. #cb9646
  3. #b4863e
  4. #9e7537
  5. #87642f
  6. #715427
  7. #5a431f
  8. #443217
  9. #2d2110
  10. #171108
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1a74e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1a74e
  2. #e4b060
  3. #e7b971
  4. #eac183
  5. #edca95
  6. #f0d3a7
  7. #f3dcb8
  8. #f6e5ca
  9. #f9eddc
  10. #fcf6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1a74e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1a74e
  2. #d7a353
  3. #ce9f58
  4. #c49b5d
  5. #ba9762
  6. #b19467
  7. #a7906c
  8. #9d8c71
  9. #938876
  10. #8a847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6ad94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca944 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab751 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f49893 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cca848 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b150 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec9e7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1a74e {
  color: #e1a74e;
}
Background
.bg-e1a74e {
  background-color: #e1a74e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1a74e {
  border: 2px solid #e1a74e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1a74e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 167 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 71% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1a74e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1a74e, #d1e14e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1a74e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 167 78 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 1.58 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.60 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.51 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.77 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.87 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.94 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.56 #1e58b1 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#e1a74e  rgb(225, 167, 78)  hsl(36, 71%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#4e88e1  rgb(78, 136, 225)  hsl(216, 71%, 59%)  United Nations Blue
#4ee1a7  rgb(78, 225, 167)  hsl(156, 71%, 59%)  Caribbean Green
#a74ee1  rgb(167, 78, 225)  hsl(276, 71%, 59%)  Medium Orchid