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#E69E1A

#e69e1a ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e69e1a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 61.96% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.3% magenta, 88.7% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 38.82°, with 80.31% saturation and 50.2% 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 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 0.83.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.4135

Complementary

  1. #e69e1a
  2. #1a62e6

Split complementary

  1. #e69e1a
  2. #1ac8e6
  3. #381ae6

Analogous

  1. #e6381a
  2. #e69e1a
  3. #c8e61a

Triadic

  1. #e69e1a
  2. #1ae69e
  3. #9e1ae6

Tetradic

  1. #e69e1a
  2. #62e61a
  3. #1a62e6
  4. #9e1ae6

Square

  1. #e69e1a
  2. #1ae638
  3. #1a62e6
  4. #e61ac8

Monochromatic

  1. #5d400a
  2. #a26f12
  3. #e69e1a
  4. #eebb5f
  5. #f5d8a4

Shades

#e69e1a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e69e1a
  2. #cf8e17
  3. #b87e15
  4. #a16f12
  5. #8a5f10
  6. #734f0d
  7. #5c3f0a
  8. #452f08
  9. #2e2005
  10. #171003
  11. #000000

Tints

#e69e1a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e69e1a
  2. #e9a831
  3. #ebb148
  4. #eebb5f
  5. #f0c576
  6. #f3cf8d
  7. #f5d8a3
  8. #f8e2ba
  9. #faecd1
  10. #fdf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e69e1a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e69e1a
  2. #dc9b24
  3. #d2982e
  4. #c79539
  5. #bd9243
  6. #b38f4d
  7. #a98c57
  8. #9f8961
  9. #94866c
  10. #8a8376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6a78a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b321 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb8b87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cca000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5ab1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3936c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e69e1a {
  color: #e69e1a;
}
Background
.bg-e69e1a {
  background-color: #e69e1a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e69e1a {
  border: 2px solid #e69e1a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e69e1a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 158 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 80% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e69e1a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e69e1a, #c8e61a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e69e1a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 158 26 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 0.83 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.10 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.73 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.23 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.38 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.99 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.00 #1961e5 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e69e1a  rgb(230, 158, 26)  hsl(39, 80%, 50%)  Gamboge
#1a62e6  rgb(26, 98, 230)  hsl(219, 80%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#1ae69e  rgb(26, 230, 158)  hsl(159, 80%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#9e1ae6  rgb(158, 26, 230)  hsl(279, 80%, 50%)  Vivid Violet