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#E59614

#e59614 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e59614 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 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.5% magenta, 91.27% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 37.32°, with 83.94% saturation and 48.82% 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 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.3852

Complementary

  1. #e59614
  2. #1463e5

Split complementary

  1. #e59614
  2. #14cbe5
  3. #2d14e5

Analogous

  1. #e52d14
  2. #e59614
  3. #cbe514

Triadic

  1. #e59614
  2. #14e596
  3. #9614e5

Tetradic

  1. #e59614
  2. #63e514
  3. #1463e5
  4. #9614e5

Square

  1. #e59614
  2. #14e52d
  3. #1463e5
  4. #e514cb

Monochromatic

  1. #583a08
  2. #9f680e
  3. #e59614
  4. #f0b655
  5. #f6d49c

Shades

#e59614 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e59614
  2. #ce8712
  3. #b77810
  4. #a0690e
  5. #895a0c
  6. #734b0a
  7. #5c3c08
  8. #452d06
  9. #2e1e04
  10. #170f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#e59614 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e59614
  2. #e8a12c
  3. #eaab43
  4. #edb65b
  5. #efc072
  6. #f2cb8a
  7. #f5d5a1
  8. #f7e0b9
  9. #faead0
  10. #fcf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e59614 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e59614
  2. #db941f
  3. #d1922a
  4. #c78f34
  5. #bd8d3f
  6. #b38b4a
  7. #a88955
  8. #9e8760
  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 #b19c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3ae1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa8280 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c89900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a518 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f28a66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e59614 {
  color: #e59614;
}
Background
.bg-e59614 {
  background-color: #e59614;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e59614 {
  border: 2px solid #e59614;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e59614;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 150 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 84% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e59614 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e59614, #cbe514);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e59614 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 150 20 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.28 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.56 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.18 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.88 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.36 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.12 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.80 #1a69eb Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e59614  rgb(229, 150, 20)  hsl(37, 84%, 49%)  Gamboge
#1463e5  rgb(20, 99, 229)  hsl(217, 84%, 49%)  Royal Blue
#14e596  rgb(20, 229, 150)  hsl(157, 84%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#9614e5  rgb(150, 20, 229)  hsl(277, 84%, 49%)  Blue Violet