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#EA9642

#ea9642 ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ea9642 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 58.82% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.9% magenta, 71.79% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 30°, with 80% saturation and 58.82% 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 8.94:1 (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 luminance0.397

Complementary

  1. #ea9642
  2. #4296ea

Split complementary

  1. #ea9642
  2. #42eaea
  3. #4242ea

Analogous

  1. #ea4242
  2. #ea9642
  3. #eaea42

Triadic

  1. #ea9642
  2. #42ea96
  3. #9642ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea9642
  2. #96ea42
  3. #4296ea
  4. #9642ea

Square

  1. #ea9642
  2. #42ea42
  3. #4296ea
  4. #ea42ea

Monochromatic

  1. #84490f
  2. #c97016
  3. #ea9642
  4. #f2bc87
  5. #f9e2cc

Shades

#ea9642 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea9642
  2. #d3873b
  3. #bb7835
  4. #a4692e
  5. #8c5a28
  6. #754b21
  7. #5e3c1a
  8. #462d14
  9. #2f1e0d
  10. #170f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea9642 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea9642
  2. #eca155
  3. #eeab68
  4. #f0b67b
  5. #f2c08e
  6. #f5cba1
  7. #f7d5b3
  8. #f9e0c6
  9. #fbead9
  10. #fdf5ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea9642 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea9642
  2. #df9448
  3. #d5924e
  4. #ca8f55
  5. #c08d5b
  6. #b58b61
  7. #aa8967
  8. #a0876d
  9. #958474
  10. #8b827a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6a28b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09d38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b143 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8384 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ca9b3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4a743 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f78b70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea9642 {
  color: #ea9642;
}
Background
.bg-ea9642 {
  background-color: #ea9642;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea9642 {
  border: 2px solid #ea9642;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea9642;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 150 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea9642 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea9642, #eaea42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea9642 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 150 66 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.33 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.47 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.53 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.58 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 5.53 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.65 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.70 #1569bd Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#ea9642  rgb(234, 150, 66)  hsl(30, 80%, 59%)  Carrot Orange
#4296ea  rgb(66, 150, 234)  hsl(210, 80%, 59%)  Dodger Blue
#42ea96  rgb(66, 234, 150)  hsl(150, 80%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#9642ea  rgb(150, 66, 234)  hsl(270, 80%, 59%)  Blue Violet