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#E39A08

#e39a08 ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e39a08 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 60.39% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.16% magenta, 96.48% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 93.19% saturation and 46.08% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 0.33.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3946

Complementary

  1. #e39a08
  2. #0851e3

Split complementary

  1. #e39a08
  2. #08bfe3
  3. #2d08e3

Analogous

  1. #e32d08
  2. #e39a08
  3. #bfe308

Triadic

  1. #e39a08
  2. #08e39a
  3. #9a08e3

Tetradic

  1. #e39a08
  2. #51e308
  3. #0851e3
  4. #9a08e3

Square

  1. #e39a08
  2. #08e32d
  3. #0851e3
  4. #e308bf

Monochromatic

  1. #4f3603
  2. #996805
  3. #e39a08
  4. #f8bb3f
  5. #fbd589

Shades

#e39a08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e39a08
  2. #cc8b07
  3. #b67b06
  4. #9f6c06
  5. #885c05
  6. #724d04
  7. #5b3e03
  8. #442e02
  9. #2d1f02
  10. #170f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#e39a08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e39a08
  2. #e6a421
  3. #e9ae39
  4. #ebb852
  5. #eec26b
  6. #f1cd84
  7. #f4d79c
  8. #f7e1b5
  9. #f9ebce
  10. #fcf5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e39a08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e39a08
  2. #d99714
  3. #cf9520
  4. #c5922c
  5. #bb9038
  6. #b28d44
  7. #a88a50
  8. #9e885c
  9. #948568
  10. #8a8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3a386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b014 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f88783 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c99c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a710 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f08f68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e39a08 {
  color: #e39a08;
}
Background
.bg-e39a08 {
  background-color: #e39a08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e39a08 {
  border: 2px solid #e39a08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e39a08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 154 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 93% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e39a08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e39a08, #bfe308);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e39a08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 154 8 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 0.33 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.22 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.33 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.58 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.73 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.44 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.81 #1c65f7 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e39a08  rgb(227, 154, 8)  hsl(40, 93%, 46%)  Gamboge
#0851e3  rgb(8, 81, 227)  hsl(220, 93%, 46%)  Sapphire
#08e39a  rgb(8, 227, 154)  hsl(160, 93%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green
#9a08e3  rgb(154, 8, 227)  hsl(280, 93%, 46%)  Dark Violet