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#E8902C

#e8902c ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8902c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 56.47% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.93% magenta, 81.03% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 31.91°, with 80.34% saturation and 54.12% 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 1.34.

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Relative luminance0.3728

Complementary

  1. #e8902c
  2. #2c84e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8902c
  2. #2ce2e8
  3. #322ce8

Analogous

  1. #e8322c
  2. #e8902c
  3. #e2e82c

Triadic

  1. #e8902c
  2. #2ce890
  3. #902ce8

Tetradic

  1. #e8902c
  2. #84e82c
  3. #2c84e8
  4. #902ce8

Square

  1. #e8902c
  2. #2ce832
  3. #2c84e8
  4. #e82ce2

Monochromatic

  1. #6f410c
  2. #b46914
  3. #e8902c
  4. #f0b471
  5. #f7d9b6

Shades

#e8902c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8902c
  2. #d18228
  3. #ba7323
  4. #a2651f
  5. #8b561a
  6. #744816
  7. #5d3a12
  8. #462b0d
  9. #2e1d09
  10. #170e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8902c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8902c
  2. #ea9b41
  3. #eda656
  4. #efb16b
  5. #f1bc80
  6. #f4c896
  7. #f6d3ab
  8. #f8dec0
  9. #fae9d5
  10. #fdf4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8902c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8902c
  2. #de8e34
  3. #d38d3d
  4. #c98b45
  5. #be8a4e
  6. #b48856
  7. #aa865e
  8. #9f8567
  9. #95836f
  10. #8a8278
  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 #c39d85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9819 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fe7c7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c79522 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2a22d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f58466 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8902c {
  color: #e8902c;
}
Background
.bg-e8902c {
  background-color: #e8902c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8902c {
  border: 2px solid #e8902c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8902c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 144 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 80% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8902c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8902c, #e2e82c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8902c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 144 44 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 1.34 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 3.39 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.01 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.31 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 4.80 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.56 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.35 #176fd3 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#e8902c  rgb(232, 144, 44)  hsl(32, 80%, 54%)  Carrot Orange
#2c84e8  rgb(44, 132, 232)  hsl(212, 80%, 54%)  Bleu de France
#2ce890  rgb(44, 232, 144)  hsl(152, 80%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green
#902ce8  rgb(144, 44, 232)  hsl(272, 80%, 54%)  Blue Violet