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#E49656

#e49656 ≈ Persian Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e49656 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 58.82% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.21% magenta, 62.28% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 27.04°, with 72.45% saturation and 61.57% 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 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Orange (#d99058), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3898

Complementary

  1. #e49656
  2. #56a4e4

Split complementary

  1. #e49656
  2. #56e4dd
  3. #565de4

Analogous

  1. #e4565d
  2. #e49656
  3. #e4dd56

Triadic

  1. #e49656
  2. #56e496
  3. #9656e4

Tetradic

  1. #e49656
  2. #a4e456
  3. #56a4e4
  4. #9656e4

Square

  1. #e49656
  2. #5de456
  3. #56a4e4
  4. #dd56e4

Monochromatic

  1. #8b4b16
  2. #cd6e21
  3. #e49656
  4. #efbf98
  5. #f9e8da

Shades

#e49656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e49656
  2. #cd874d
  3. #b67845
  4. #a0693c
  5. #895a34
  6. #724b2b
  7. #5b3c22
  8. #442d1a
  9. #2e1e11
  10. #170f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#e49656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e49656
  2. #e7a167
  3. #e9ab78
  4. #ecb689
  5. #efc09a
  6. #f2cbab
  7. #f4d5bb
  8. #f7e0cc
  9. #faeadd
  10. #fcf5ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e49656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e49656
  2. #da945a
  3. #d0925e
  4. #c68f63
  5. #bc8d67
  6. #b28b6b
  7. #a8896f
  8. #9e8773
  9. #948478
  10. #8a827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3a18e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9d50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0af56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f78687 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c69a52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfa556 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f08c77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e49656 {
  color: #e49656;
}
Background
.bg-e49656 {
  background-color: #e49656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e49656 {
  border: 2px solid #e49656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e49656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 150 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 72% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e49656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e49656, #e4dd56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e49656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 150 86 / 0.35);
}

#d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 2.67 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.04 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.04 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.52 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.04 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.07 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.76 #1b69a9 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Persian Orange
#e49656  rgb(228, 150, 86)  hsl(27, 72%, 62%)  Persian Orange
#56a4e4  rgb(86, 164, 228)  hsl(207, 72%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#56e496  rgb(86, 228, 150)  hsl(147, 72%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green
#9656e4  rgb(150, 86, 228)  hsl(267, 72%, 62%)  Amethyst