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#E8A243

#e8a243 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8a243 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 63.53% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.17% magenta, 71.12% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 34.55°, with 78.2% saturation and 58.63% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 2.93.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.434

Complementary

  1. #e8a243
  2. #4389e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a243
  2. #43dbe8
  3. #5043e8

Analogous

  1. #e85043
  2. #e8a243
  3. #dbe843

Triadic

  1. #e8a243
  2. #43e8a2
  3. #a243e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a243
  2. #89e843
  3. #4389e8
  4. #a243e8

Square

  1. #e8a243
  2. #43e850
  3. #4389e8
  4. #e843db

Monochromatic

  1. #825210
  2. #c67c18
  3. #e8a243
  4. #f0c487
  5. #f9e5cb

Shades

#e8a243 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a243
  2. #d1923c
  3. #ba8236
  4. #a2712f
  5. #8b6128
  6. #745122
  7. #5d411b
  8. #463114
  9. #2e200d
  10. #171007
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a243 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a243
  2. #eaab56
  3. #edb569
  4. #efbe7b
  5. #f1c78e
  6. #f4d1a1
  7. #f6dab4
  8. #f8e3c7
  9. #faecd9
  10. #fdf6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a243 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a243
  2. #de9f49
  3. #d39b4f
  4. #c99855
  5. #be945b
  6. #b49162
  7. #aa8e68
  8. #9f8a6e
  9. #958774
  10. #8a837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9ab91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa637 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb745 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc918e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cea53c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7af45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f49877 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a243 {
  color: #e8a243;
}
Background
.bg-e8a243 {
  background-color: #e8a243;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a243 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a243;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a243;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 162 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 78% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a243 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a243, #dbe843);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a243 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 162 67 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 2.93 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.74 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.38 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.46 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.09 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.36 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.65 #175dbc Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#e8a243  rgb(232, 162, 67)  hsl(35, 78%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#4389e8  rgb(67, 137, 232)  hsl(215, 78%, 59%)  Bleu de France
#43e8a2  rgb(67, 232, 162)  hsl(155, 78%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#a243e8  rgb(162, 67, 232)  hsl(275, 78%, 59%)  Electric Purple