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#E59618

#e59618 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e59618 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.5% magenta, 89.52% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 36.88°, with 81.03% saturation and 49.61% 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 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.3854

Complementary

  1. #e59618
  2. #1867e5

Split complementary

  1. #e59618
  2. #18cee5
  3. #3018e5

Analogous

  1. #e53018
  2. #e59618
  3. #cee518

Triadic

  1. #e59618
  2. #18e596
  3. #9618e5

Tetradic

  1. #e59618
  2. #67e518
  3. #1867e5
  4. #9618e5

Square

  1. #e59618
  2. #18e530
  3. #1867e5
  4. #e518ce

Monochromatic

  1. #5b3b09
  2. #a06911
  3. #e59618
  4. #eeb65c
  5. #f5d5a1

Shades

#e59618 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e59618
  2. #ce8716
  3. #b77813
  4. #a06911
  5. #895a0e
  6. #734b0c
  7. #5c3c0a
  8. #452d07
  9. #2e1e05
  10. #170f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#e59618 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e59618
  2. #e8a12f
  3. #eaab46
  4. #edb65d
  5. #efc074
  6. #f2cb8c
  7. #f5d5a3
  8. #f7e0ba
  9. #faead1
  10. #fcf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e59618 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e59618
  2. #db9422
  3. #d1922d
  4. #c78f37
  5. #bd8d42
  6. #b38b4c
  7. #a88956
  8. #9e8761
  9. #94846b
  10. #8a8276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.71:1 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 #c3ae1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa8280 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c89900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a51b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f28b66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e59618 {
  color: #e59618;
}
Background
.bg-e59618 {
  background-color: #e59618;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e59618 {
  border: 2px solid #e59618;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e59618;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 150 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 81% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e59618 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e59618, #cee518);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e59618 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 150 24 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.46 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.66 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.98 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.88 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.42 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.98 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.72 #1a69e7 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e59618  rgb(229, 150, 24)  hsl(37, 81%, 50%)  Gamboge
#1867e5  rgb(24, 103, 229)  hsl(217, 81%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#18e596  rgb(24, 229, 150)  hsl(157, 81%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#9618e5  rgb(150, 24, 229)  hsl(277, 81%, 50%)  Blue Violet