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#E59622

#e59622 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e59622 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 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.5% magenta, 85.15% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 35.69°, with 78.95% saturation and 51.57% 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 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 3.12.

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Relative luminance0.3859

Complementary

  1. #e59622
  2. #2271e5

Split complementary

  1. #e59622
  2. #22d3e5
  3. #3422e5

Analogous

  1. #e53422
  2. #e59622
  3. #d3e522

Triadic

  1. #e59622
  2. #22e596
  3. #9622e5

Tetradic

  1. #e59622
  2. #71e522
  3. #2271e5
  4. #9622e5

Square

  1. #e59622
  2. #22e534
  3. #2271e5
  4. #e522d3

Monochromatic

  1. #623f0c
  2. #a76b14
  3. #e59622
  4. #edb766
  5. #f5d7ab

Shades

#e59622 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e59622
  2. #ce871f
  3. #b7781b
  4. #a06918
  5. #895a14
  6. #734b11
  7. #5c3c0e
  8. #452d0a
  9. #2e1e07
  10. #170f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#e59622 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e59622
  2. #e8a138
  3. #eaab4e
  4. #edb664
  5. #efc07a
  6. #f2cb91
  7. #f5d5a7
  8. #f7e0bd
  9. #faead3
  10. #fcf5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e59622 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e59622
  2. #db942b
  3. #d19235
  4. #c78f3e
  5. #bd8d48
  6. #b38b51
  7. #a8895a
  8. #9e8764
  9. #94846d
  10. #8a8277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3a086 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3ae26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa8281 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c89912 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a524 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f28b68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e59622 {
  color: #e59622;
}
Background
.bg-e59622 {
  background-color: #e59622;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e59622 {
  border: 2px solid #e59622;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e59622;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 150 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 79% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e59622 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e59622, #d3e522);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e59622 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 150 34 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.12 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.40 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.09 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.96 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.61 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.70 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.35 #1a69dd Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e59622  rgb(229, 150, 34)  hsl(36, 79%, 52%)  Gamboge
#2271e5  rgb(34, 113, 229)  hsl(216, 79%, 52%)  Brandeis Blue
#22e596  rgb(34, 229, 150)  hsl(156, 79%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#9622e5  rgb(150, 34, 229)  hsl(276, 79%, 52%)  Blue Violet