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#E69738

#e69738 ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e69738 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 59.22% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.35% magenta, 75.65% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 32.76°, with 77.68% saturation and 56.08% 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 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 2.71.

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Relative luminance0.3924

Complementary

  1. #e69738
  2. #3887e6

Split complementary

  1. #e69738
  2. #38dee6
  3. #4038e6

Analogous

  1. #e64038
  2. #e69738
  3. #dee638

Triadic

  1. #e69738
  2. #38e697
  3. #9738e6

Tetradic

  1. #e69738
  2. #87e638
  3. #3887e6
  4. #9738e6

Square

  1. #e69738
  2. #38e640
  3. #3887e6
  4. #e638de

Monochromatic

  1. #76470f
  2. #ba7017
  3. #e69738
  4. #efbb7c
  5. #f7dec0

Shades

#e69738 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e69738
  2. #cf8832
  3. #b8792d
  4. #a16a27
  5. #8a5b22
  6. #734c1c
  7. #5c3c16
  8. #452d11
  9. #2e1e0b
  10. #170f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#e69738 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e69738
  2. #e9a14c
  3. #ebac60
  4. #eeb674
  5. #f0c188
  6. #f3cb9c
  7. #f5d5af
  8. #f8e0c3
  9. #faead7
  10. #fdf5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e69738 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e69738
  2. #dc953f
  3. #d29246
  4. #c7904e
  5. #bd8e55
  6. #b38c5c
  7. #a98963
  8. #9f876a
  9. #948572
  10. #8a8279
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4a289 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19d2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b03a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb8484 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c89b30 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a639 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f38c6d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e69738 {
  color: #e69738;
}
Background
.bg-e69738 {
  background-color: #e69738;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e69738 {
  border: 2px solid #e69738;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e69738;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 151 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 78% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e69738 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e69738, #dee638);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e69738 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 151 56 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 2.71 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.98 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.39 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.41 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.72 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.80 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.81 #1968c7 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#e69738  rgb(230, 151, 56)  hsl(33, 78%, 56%)  Carrot Orange
#3887e6  rgb(56, 135, 230)  hsl(213, 78%, 56%)  Bleu de France
#38e697  rgb(56, 230, 151)  hsl(153, 78%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#9738e6  rgb(151, 56, 230)  hsl(273, 78%, 56%)  Blue Violet