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#E8A952

#e8a952 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8a952 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 66.27% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.16% magenta, 64.66% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 34.8°, with 76.53% saturation and 61.57% 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 10.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 1.2.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4614

Complementary

  1. #e8a952
  2. #5291e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a952
  2. #52dce8
  3. #5e52e8

Analogous

  1. #e85e52
  2. #e8a952
  3. #dce852

Triadic

  1. #e8a952
  2. #52e8a9
  3. #a952e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a952
  2. #91e852
  3. #5291e8
  4. #a952e8

Square

  1. #e8a952
  2. #52e85e
  3. #5291e8
  4. #e852dc

Monochromatic

  1. #8e5a13
  2. #d2851c
  3. #e8a952
  4. #f1cb96
  5. #faecd9

Shades

#e8a952 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a952
  2. #d1984a
  3. #ba8742
  4. #a27639
  5. #8b6531
  6. #745529
  7. #5d4421
  8. #463319
  9. #2e2210
  10. #171108
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a952 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a952
  2. #eab263
  3. #edba75
  4. #efc386
  5. #f1cb97
  6. #f4d4a9
  7. #f6ddba
  8. #f8e5cb
  9. #faeedc
  10. #fdf6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a952 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a952
  2. #dea557
  3. #d3a15b
  4. #c99d60
  5. #be9964
  6. #b49569
  7. #aa906e
  8. #9f8c72
  9. #958877
  10. #8a847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbb097 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfac49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cebb54 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb9996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1ab4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9b453 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4a080 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a952 {
  color: #e8a952;
}
Background
.bg-e8a952 {
  background-color: #e8a952;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a952 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a952;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a952;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 169 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 77% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a952 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a952, #dce852);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a952 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 169 82 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 1.20 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.62 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.64 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.83 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.63 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.94 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.38 #1756ad Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#e8a952  rgb(232, 169, 82)  hsl(35, 77%, 62%)  Indian Yellow
#5291e8  rgb(82, 145, 232)  hsl(215, 77%, 62%)  United Nations Blue
#52e8a9  rgb(82, 232, 169)  hsl(155, 77%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green
#a952e8  rgb(169, 82, 232)  hsl(275, 77%, 62%)  Medium Orchid