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#E69D10

#e69d10 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e69d10 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 61.57% green and 6.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.74% magenta, 93.04% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 39.53°, with 86.99% saturation and 48.24% 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 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 0.59.

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Relative luminance0.4097

Complementary

  1. #e69d10
  2. #1059e6

Split complementary

  1. #e69d10
  2. #10c4e6
  3. #3210e6

Analogous

  1. #e63210
  2. #e69d10
  3. #c4e610

Triadic

  1. #e69d10
  2. #10e69d
  3. #9d10e6

Tetradic

  1. #e69d10
  2. #59e610
  3. #1059e6
  4. #9d10e6

Square

  1. #e69d10
  2. #10e632
  3. #1059e6
  4. #e610c4

Monochromatic

  1. #573b06
  2. #9e6c0b
  3. #e69d10
  4. #f3bb50
  5. #f8d797

Shades

#e69d10 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e69d10
  2. #cf8d0e
  3. #b87e0d
  4. #a16e0b
  5. #8a5e0a
  6. #734f08
  7. #5c3f06
  8. #452f05
  9. #2e1f03
  10. #171002
  11. #000000

Tints

#e69d10 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e69d10
  2. #e9a728
  3. #ebb140
  4. #eeba58
  5. #f0c470
  6. #f3ce88
  7. #f5d89f
  8. #f8e2b7
  9. #faebcf
  10. #fdf5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e69d10 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e69d10
  2. #dc9a1b
  3. #d29726
  4. #c79432
  5. #bd913d
  6. #b38f48
  7. #a98c53
  8. #9f895e
  9. #94866a
  10. #8a8375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6a688 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b31a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb8a86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cc9f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5aa16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3926a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e69d10 {
  color: #e69d10;
}
Background
.bg-e69d10 {
  background-color: #e69d10;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e69d10 {
  border: 2px solid #e69d10;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e69d10;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 157 16;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 87% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e69d10 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e69d10, #c4e610);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e69d10 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 157 16 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 0.59 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.40 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.73 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.33 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.38 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.28 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.45 #1962ef Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e69d10  rgb(230, 157, 16)  hsl(40, 87%, 48%)  Gamboge
#1059e6  rgb(16, 89, 230)  hsl(220, 87%, 48%)  Royal Blue
#10e69d  rgb(16, 230, 157)  hsl(160, 87%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green
#9d10e6  rgb(157, 16, 230)  hsl(280, 87%, 48%)  Blue Violet