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#E39B02

#e39b02 ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e39b02 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 60.78% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.72% magenta, 99.12% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 40.8°, with 98.25% saturation and 44.9% 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 8.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 0.65.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3978

Complementary

  1. #e39b02
  2. #024ae3

Split complementary

  1. #e39b02
  2. #02bae3
  3. #2b02e3

Analogous

  1. #e32b02
  2. #e39b02
  3. #bae302

Triadic

  1. #e39b02
  2. #02e39b
  3. #9b02e3

Tetradic

  1. #e39b02
  2. #4ae302
  3. #024ae3
  4. #9b02e3

Square

  1. #e39b02
  2. #02e32b
  3. #024ae3
  4. #e302ba

Monochromatic

  1. #4b3301
  2. #976701
  3. #e39b02
  4. #fdbd34
  5. #fed680

Shades

#e39b02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e39b02
  2. #cc8c02
  3. #b67c02
  4. #9f6d01
  5. #885d01
  6. #724e01
  7. #5b3e01
  8. #442f01
  9. #2d1f00
  10. #171000
  11. #000000

Tints

#e39b02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e39b02
  2. #e6a51b
  3. #e9af35
  4. #ebb94e
  5. #eec367
  6. #f1cd81
  7. #f4d79a
  8. #f7e1b3
  9. #f9ebcc
  10. #fcf5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e39b02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e39b02
  2. #d9980f
  3. #cf961b
  4. #c59328
  5. #bb9034
  6. #b28e41
  7. #a88b4e
  8. #9e885a
  9. #948567
  10. #8a8373
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3a486 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b011 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f88884 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c99d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a80c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f09068 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e39b02 {
  color: #e39b02;
}
Background
.bg-e39b02 {
  background-color: #e39b02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e39b02 {
  border: 2px solid #e39b02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e39b02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 155 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 98% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e39b02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e39b02, #bae302);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e39b02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 155 2 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 0.65 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.12 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.16 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.38 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.97 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.95 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.97 #1c64fd Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e39b02  rgb(227, 155, 2)  hsl(41, 98%, 45%)  Gamboge
#024ae3  rgb(2, 74, 227)  hsl(221, 98%, 45%)  Sapphire
#02e39b  rgb(2, 227, 155)  hsl(161, 98%, 45%)  Medium Spring Green
#9b02e3  rgb(155, 2, 227)  hsl(281, 98%, 45%)  Dark Violet