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#E59611

#e59611 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e59611 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 58.82% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.5% magenta, 92.58% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 37.64°, with 86.18% saturation and 48.24% 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 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.3851

Complementary

  1. #e59611
  2. #1160e5

Split complementary

  1. #e59611
  2. #11cae5
  3. #2c11e5

Analogous

  1. #e52c11
  2. #e59611
  3. #cae511

Triadic

  1. #e59611
  2. #11e596
  3. #9611e5

Tetradic

  1. #e59611
  2. #60e511
  3. #1160e5
  4. #9611e5

Square

  1. #e59611
  2. #11e52c
  3. #1160e5
  4. #e511ca

Monochromatic

  1. #573906
  2. #9e670c
  3. #e59611
  4. #f2b650
  5. #f7d498

Shades

#e59611 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e59611
  2. #ce870f
  3. #b7780e
  4. #a0690c
  5. #895a0a
  6. #734b09
  7. #5c3c07
  8. #452d05
  9. #2e1e03
  10. #170f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#e59611 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e59611
  2. #e8a129
  3. #eaab41
  4. #edb658
  5. #efc070
  6. #f2cb88
  7. #f5d5a0
  8. #f7e0b8
  9. #faeacf
  10. #fcf5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e59611 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e59611
  2. #db941c
  3. #d19227
  4. #c78f32
  5. #bd8d3d
  6. #b38b49
  7. #a88954
  8. #9e875f
  9. #94846a
  10. #8a8275
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3a085 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4ae18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa8280 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c89900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a516 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f28a66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e59611 {
  color: #e59611;
}
Background
.bg-e59611 {
  background-color: #e59611;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e59611 {
  border: 2px solid #e59611;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e59611;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 150 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e59611 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e59611, #cae511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e59611 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 150 17 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.16 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.50 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.32 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.89 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.32 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.21 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.84 #1a69ee Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e59611  rgb(229, 150, 17)  hsl(38, 86%, 48%)  Gamboge
#1160e5  rgb(17, 96, 229)  hsl(218, 86%, 48%)  Royal Blue
#11e596  rgb(17, 229, 150)  hsl(158, 86%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green
#9611e5  rgb(150, 17, 229)  hsl(278, 86%, 48%)  Blue Violet