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#E69656

#e69656 ≈ Persian Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e69656 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 58.82% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.78% magenta, 62.61% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 26.67°, with 74.23% saturation and 61.96% 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 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Persian Orange (#d99058), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.3931

Complementary

  1. #e69656
  2. #56a6e6

Split complementary

  1. #e69656
  2. #56e6de
  3. #565ee6

Analogous

  1. #e6565e
  2. #e69656
  3. #e6de56

Triadic

  1. #e69656
  2. #56e696
  3. #9656e6

Tetradic

  1. #e69656
  2. #a6e656
  3. #56a6e6
  4. #9656e6

Square

  1. #e69656
  2. #5ee656
  3. #56a6e6
  4. #de56e6

Monochromatic

  1. #8e4b15
  2. #d16e1f
  3. #e69656
  4. #f0bf99
  5. #fae9db

Shades

#e69656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e69656
  2. #cf874d
  3. #b87845
  4. #a1693c
  5. #8a5a34
  6. #734b2b
  7. #5c3c22
  8. #452d1a
  9. #2e1e11
  10. #170f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#e69656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e69656
  2. #e9a167
  3. #ebab78
  4. #eeb689
  5. #f0c09a
  6. #f3cbab
  7. #f5d5bb
  8. #f8e0cc
  9. #faeadd
  10. #fdf5ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e69656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e69656
  2. #dc945a
  3. #d2925e
  4. #c78f63
  5. #bd8d67
  6. #b38b6b
  7. #a9896f
  8. #9f8773
  9. #948478
  10. #8a827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4a18f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9e50 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1af56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa8587 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c79b52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1a656 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f28c77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e69656 {
  color: #e69656;
}
Background
.bg-e69656 {
  background-color: #e69656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e69656 {
  border: 2px solid #e69656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e69656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 150 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 74% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e69656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e69656, #e6de56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e69656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 150 86 / 0.35);
}

#d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 2.86 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.92 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 5.05 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.37 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.24 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.37 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.81 #1969a9 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Persian Orange
#e69656  rgb(230, 150, 86)  hsl(27, 74%, 62%)  Persian Orange
#56a6e6  rgb(86, 166, 230)  hsl(207, 74%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#56e696  rgb(86, 230, 150)  hsl(147, 74%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green
#9656e6  rgb(150, 86, 230)  hsl(267, 74%, 62%)  Amethyst