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#E8992B

#e8992b ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8992b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 60% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.05% magenta, 81.47% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 34.92°, with 80.43% saturation and 53.92% 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 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.4011

Complementary

  1. #e8992b
  2. #2b7ae8

Split complementary

  1. #e8992b
  2. #2bd9e8
  3. #3a2be8

Analogous

  1. #e83a2b
  2. #e8992b
  3. #d9e82b

Triadic

  1. #e8992b
  2. #2be899
  3. #992be8

Tetradic

  1. #e8992b
  2. #7ae82b
  3. #2b7ae8
  4. #992be8

Square

  1. #e8992b
  2. #2be83a
  3. #2b7ae8
  4. #e82bd9

Monochromatic

  1. #6e450c
  2. #b37013
  3. #e8992b
  4. #efba70
  5. #f7dbb5

Shades

#e8992b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8992b
  2. #d18a27
  3. #ba7a22
  4. #a26b1e
  5. #8b5c1a
  6. #744d16
  7. #5d3d11
  8. #462e0d
  9. #2e1f09
  10. #170f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8992b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8992b
  2. #eaa340
  3. #edad55
  4. #efb86b
  5. #f1c280
  6. #f4cc95
  7. #f6d6aa
  8. #f8e0bf
  9. #faebd5
  10. #fdf5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8992b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8992b
  2. #de9734
  3. #d3943c
  4. #c99245
  5. #be8f4d
  6. #b48d56
  7. #aa8a5e
  8. #9f8867
  9. #95856f
  10. #8a8378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6a389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39f14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b12e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd8684 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cb9c1f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4a82d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f58e6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8992b {
  color: #e8992b;
}
Background
.bg-e8992b {
  background-color: #e8992b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8992b {
  border: 2px solid #e8992b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8992b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 153 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 80% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8992b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8992b, #d9e82b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8992b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 153 43 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.33 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.44 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.91 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.53 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.27 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.46 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.69 #1766d4 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#e8992b  rgb(232, 153, 43)  hsl(35, 80%, 54%)  Carrot Orange
#2b7ae8  rgb(43, 122, 232)  hsl(215, 80%, 54%)  Tufts Blue
#2be899  rgb(43, 232, 153)  hsl(155, 80%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green
#992be8  rgb(153, 43, 232)  hsl(275, 80%, 54%)  Blue Violet