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#E29C19

#e29c19 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e29c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.97% magenta, 88.94% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 39.1°, with 80.08% saturation and 49.22% 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 9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 0.69.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4002

Complementary

  1. #e29c19
  2. #195fe2

Split complementary

  1. #e29c19
  2. #19c4e2
  3. #3719e2

Analogous

  1. #e23719
  2. #e29c19
  3. #c4e219

Triadic

  1. #e29c19
  2. #19e29c
  3. #9c19e2

Tetradic

  1. #e29c19
  2. #5fe219
  3. #195fe2
  4. #9c19e2

Square

  1. #e29c19
  2. #19e237
  3. #195fe2
  4. #e219c4

Monochromatic

  1. #583d0a
  2. #9d6c11
  3. #e29c19
  4. #edba5b
  5. #f4d7a0

Shades

#e29c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e29c19
  2. #cb8c17
  3. #b57d14
  4. #9e6d12
  5. #885e0f
  6. #714e0d
  7. #5a3e0a
  8. #442f08
  9. #2d1f05
  10. #171003
  11. #000000

Tints

#e29c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e29c19
  2. #e5a630
  3. #e8b047
  4. #ebba5e
  5. #eec475
  6. #f1ce8c
  7. #f3d7a3
  8. #f6e1ba
  9. #f9ebd1
  10. #fcf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e29c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e29c19
  2. #d89923
  3. #ce962e
  4. #c59438
  5. #bb9142
  6. #b18e4d
  7. #a78b57
  8. #9d8861
  9. #94866b
  10. #8a8376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3a487 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b120 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f78985 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c99e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a91e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef916b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e29c19 {
  color: #e29c19;
}
Background
.bg-e29c19 {
  background-color: #e29c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e29c19 {
  border: 2px solid #e29c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e29c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 80% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e29c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e29c19, #c4e219);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e29c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 0.69 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.83 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.99 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.51 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.05 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.13 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.71 #1d63e6 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e29c19  rgb(226, 156, 25)  hsl(39, 80%, 49%)  Gamboge
#195fe2  rgb(25, 95, 226)  hsl(219, 80%, 49%)  Royal Blue
#19e29c  rgb(25, 226, 156)  hsl(159, 80%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#9c19e2  rgb(156, 25, 226)  hsl(279, 80%, 49%)  Blue Violet