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#E8B268

#e8b268 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8b268 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 69.8% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.28% magenta, 55.17% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 34.69°, with 73.56% saturation and 65.88% 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 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 2.83.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.5

Complementary

  1. #e8b268
  2. #689ee8

Split complementary

  1. #e8b268
  2. #68dee8
  3. #7268e8

Analogous

  1. #e87268
  2. #e8b268
  3. #dee868

Triadic

  1. #e8b268
  2. #68e8b2
  3. #b268e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8b268
  2. #9ee868
  3. #689ee8
  4. #b268e8

Square

  1. #e8b268
  2. #68e872
  3. #689ee8
  4. #e868de

Monochromatic

  1. #9f6618
  2. #de9026
  3. #e8b268
  4. #f2d4aa
  5. #fcf6ed

Shades

#e8b268 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8b268
  2. #d1a05e
  3. #ba8e53
  4. #a27d49
  5. #8b6b3e
  6. #745934
  7. #5d472a
  8. #46351f
  9. #2e2415
  10. #17120a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8b268 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8b268
  2. #eaba77
  3. #edc186
  4. #efc995
  5. #f1d1a4
  6. #f4d9b4
  7. #f6e0c3
  8. #f8e8d2
  9. #faf0e1
  10. #fdf7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8b268 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8b268
  2. #dead6a
  3. #d3a86d
  4. #c9a36f
  5. #be9e72
  6. #b49974
  7. #aa9476
  8. #9f8f79
  9. #958a7b
  10. #8a857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfb8a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b462 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c16a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #faa4a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4b364 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbbb69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3aa8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8b268 {
  color: #e8b268;
}
Background
.bg-e8b268 {
  background-color: #e8b268;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8b268 {
  border: 2px solid #e8b268;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8b268;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 178 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 74% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8b268 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8b268, #dee868);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8b268 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 178 104 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 2.83 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.71 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 5.49 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.75 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.98 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.48 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 7.62 #174d97 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#e8b268  rgb(232, 178, 104)  hsl(35, 74%, 66%)  Indian Yellow
#689ee8  rgb(104, 158, 232)  hsl(215, 74%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#68e8b2  rgb(104, 232, 178)  hsl(155, 74%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#b268e8  rgb(178, 104, 232)  hsl(275, 74%, 66%)  Medium Orchid