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#E49D18

#e49d18 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e49d18 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 61.57% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.14% magenta, 89.47% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 39.12°, with 80.95% saturation and 49.41% 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 9.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 0.64.

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Relative luminance0.4067

Complementary

  1. #e49d18
  2. #185fe4

Split complementary

  1. #e49d18
  2. #18c5e4
  3. #3718e4

Analogous

  1. #e43718
  2. #e49d18
  3. #c5e418

Triadic

  1. #e49d18
  2. #18e49d
  3. #9d18e4

Tetradic

  1. #e49d18
  2. #5fe418
  3. #185fe4
  4. #9d18e4

Square

  1. #e49d18
  2. #18e437
  3. #185fe4
  4. #e418c5

Monochromatic

  1. #5a3e09
  2. #9f6d11
  3. #e49d18
  4. #eebb5b
  5. #f5d7a0

Shades

#e49d18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e49d18
  2. #cd8d16
  3. #b67e13
  4. #a06e11
  5. #895e0e
  6. #724f0c
  7. #5b3f0a
  8. #442f07
  9. #2e1f05
  10. #171002
  11. #000000

Tints

#e49d18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e49d18
  2. #e7a72f
  3. #e9b146
  4. #ecba5d
  5. #efc474
  6. #f2ce8c
  7. #f4d8a3
  8. #f7e2ba
  9. #faebd1
  10. #fcf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e49d18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e49d18
  2. #da9a22
  3. #d0972d
  4. #c69437
  5. #bc9142
  6. #b28f4c
  7. #a88c56
  8. #9e8961
  9. #94866b
  10. #8a8376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4a688 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b220 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f98a86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ca9f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3aa1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1926b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e49d18 {
  color: #e49d18;
}
Background
.bg-e49d18 {
  background-color: #e49d18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e49d18 {
  border: 2px solid #e49d18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e49d18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 157 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 81% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e49d18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e49d18, #c5e418);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e49d18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 157 24 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 0.64 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.47 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.05 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.12 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.74 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.13 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.40 #1b62e7 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e49d18  rgb(228, 157, 24)  hsl(39, 81%, 49%)  Gamboge
#185fe4  rgb(24, 95, 228)  hsl(219, 81%, 49%)  Royal Blue
#18e49d  rgb(24, 228, 157)  hsl(159, 81%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#9d18e4  rgb(157, 24, 228)  hsl(279, 81%, 49%)  Blue Violet