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#E79110

#e79110 ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e79110 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 56.86% green and 6.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.23% magenta, 93.07% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 36°, with 87.04% saturation and 48.43% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.3728

Complementary

  1. #e79110
  2. #1066e7

Split complementary

  1. #e79110
  2. #10d1e7
  3. #2610e7

Analogous

  1. #e72610
  2. #e79110
  3. #d1e710

Triadic

  1. #e79110
  2. #10e791
  3. #9110e7

Tetradic

  1. #e79110
  2. #66e710
  3. #1066e7
  4. #9110e7

Square

  1. #e79110
  2. #10e726
  3. #1066e7
  4. #e710d1

Monochromatic

  1. #583706
  2. #9f640b
  3. #e79110
  4. #f3b251
  5. #f8d298

Shades

#e79110 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e79110
  2. #d0830e
  3. #b9740d
  4. #a2660b
  5. #8b570a
  6. #744908
  7. #5c3a06
  8. #452c05
  9. #2e1d03
  10. #170f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#e79110 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e79110
  2. #e99c28
  3. #eca740
  4. #eeb258
  5. #f1bd70
  6. #f3c888
  7. #f5d39f
  8. #f8deb7
  9. #fae9cf
  10. #fdf4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e79110 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e79110
  2. #dd8f1b
  3. #d28e26
  4. #c88c32
  5. #be8a3d
  6. #b48948
  7. #a98753
  8. #9f855e
  9. #95836a
  10. #8a8275
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c39d83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac15 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd7c7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c79500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a213 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f48562 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e79110 {
  color: #e79110;
}
Background
.bg-e79110 {
  background-color: #e79110;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e79110 {
  border: 2px solid #e79110;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e79110;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 145 16;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 87% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e79110 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e79110, #d1e710);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e79110 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 145 16 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 2.38 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 4.11 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.37 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.01 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.51 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.59 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.10 #186eef Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#e79110  rgb(231, 145, 16)  hsl(36, 87%, 48%)  Carrot Orange
#1066e7  rgb(16, 102, 231)  hsl(216, 87%, 48%)  Royal Blue
#10e791  rgb(16, 231, 145)  hsl(156, 87%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green
#9110e7  rgb(145, 16, 231)  hsl(276, 87%, 48%)  Blue Violet