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#E2940E

#e2940e ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2940e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 58.04% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.51% magenta, 93.81% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 37.92°, with 88.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 8.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 2.41.

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Relative luminance0.3738

Complementary

  1. #e2940e
  2. #0e5ce2

Split complementary

  1. #e2940e
  2. #0ec6e2
  3. #2a0ee2

Analogous

  1. #e22a0e
  2. #e2940e
  3. #c6e20e

Triadic

  1. #e2940e
  2. #0ee294
  3. #940ee2

Tetradic

  1. #e2940e
  2. #5ce20e
  3. #0e5ce2
  4. #940ee2

Square

  1. #e2940e
  2. #0ee22a
  3. #0e5ce2
  4. #e20ec6

Monochromatic

  1. #523605
  2. #9a650a
  3. #e2940e
  4. #f4b549
  5. #f8d291

Shades

#e2940e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2940e
  2. #cb850d
  3. #b5760b
  4. #9e680a
  5. #885908
  6. #714a07
  7. #5a3b06
  8. #442c04
  9. #2d1e03
  10. #170f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2940e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2940e
  2. #e59f26
  3. #e8a93e
  4. #ebb456
  5. #eebf6e
  6. #f1ca87
  7. #f3d49f
  8. #f6dfb7
  9. #f9eacf
  10. #fcf4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2940e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2940e
  2. #d89219
  3. #ce9025
  4. #c58e30
  5. #bb8c3c
  6. #b18a47
  7. #a78852
  8. #9d865e
  9. #948469
  10. #8a8275
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c09e83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7807e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c59700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfa313 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef8964 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2940e {
  color: #e2940e;
}
Background
.bg-e2940e {
  background-color: #e2940e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2940e {
  border: 2px solid #e2940e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2940e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 148 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 88% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2940e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2940e, #c6e20e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2940e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 148 14 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.41 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.96 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.45 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.50 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.97 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.97 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.21 #1d6bf1 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e2940e  rgb(226, 148, 14)  hsl(38, 88%, 47%)  Gamboge
#0e5ce2  rgb(14, 92, 226)  hsl(218, 88%, 47%)  Royal Blue
#0ee294  rgb(14, 226, 148)  hsl(158, 88%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green
#940ee2  rgb(148, 14, 226)  hsl(278, 88%, 47%)  Dark Violet