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#E99C19

#e99c19 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e99c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.05% magenta, 89.27% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 37.79°, with 82.54% saturation and 50.59% 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 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 1.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4117

Complementary

  1. #e99c19
  2. #1966e9

Split complementary

  1. #e99c19
  2. #19cee9
  3. #3419e9

Analogous

  1. #e93419
  2. #e99c19
  3. #cee919

Triadic

  1. #e99c19
  2. #19e99c
  3. #9c19e9

Tetradic

  1. #e99c19
  2. #66e919
  3. #1966e9
  4. #9c19e9

Square

  1. #e99c19
  2. #19e934
  3. #1966e9
  4. #e919ce

Monochromatic

  1. #604009
  2. #a66e10
  3. #e99c19
  4. #f0ba5f
  5. #f6d8a5

Shades

#e99c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e99c19
  2. #d28c17
  3. #ba7d14
  4. #a36d12
  5. #8c5e0f
  6. #754e0d
  7. #5d3e0a
  8. #462f08
  9. #2f1f05
  10. #171003
  11. #000000

Tints

#e99c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e99c19
  2. #eba630
  3. #edb047
  4. #f0ba5e
  5. #f2c475
  6. #f4ce8c
  7. #f6d7a3
  8. #f8e1ba
  9. #fbebd1
  10. #fdf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e99c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e99c19
  2. #df9923
  3. #d4962e
  4. #ca9438
  5. #bf9142
  6. #b58e4d
  7. #aa8b57
  8. #a08861
  9. #95866b
  10. #8b8376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7a689 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b31f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8886 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cd9f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6aa1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6916b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e99c19 {
  color: #e99c19;
}
Background
.bg-e99c19 {
  background-color: #e99c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e99c19 {
  border: 2px solid #e99c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e99c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 83% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e99c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e99c19, #cee919);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e99c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.37 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.89 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.16 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.33 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.34 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.59 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.17 #1663e6 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Gamboge
#e99c19  rgb(233, 156, 25)  hsl(38, 83%, 51%)  Gamboge
#1966e9  rgb(25, 102, 233)  hsl(218, 83%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#19e99c  rgb(25, 233, 156)  hsl(158, 83%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#9c19e9  rgb(156, 25, 233)  hsl(278, 83%, 51%)  Vivid Violet