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#EA9D15

#ea9d15 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea9d15 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 61.57% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.91% magenta, 91.03% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 38.31°, with 83.53% saturation and 50% 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 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 1.3.

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Relative luminance0.4166

Complementary

  1. #ea9d15
  2. #1562ea

Split complementary

  1. #ea9d15
  2. #15cdea
  3. #3215ea

Analogous

  1. #ea3215
  2. #ea9d15
  3. #cdea15

Triadic

  1. #ea9d15
  2. #15ea9d
  3. #9d15ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea9d15
  2. #62ea15
  3. #1562ea
  4. #9d15ea

Square

  1. #ea9d15
  2. #15ea32
  3. #1562ea
  4. #ea15cd

Monochromatic

  1. #5e3f08
  2. #a46e0f
  3. #ea9d15
  4. #f0ba5b
  5. #f7d8a1

Shades

#ea9d15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea9d15
  2. #d38d13
  3. #bb7e11
  4. #a46e0f
  5. #8c5e0d
  6. #754f0b
  7. #5e3f08
  8. #462f06
  9. #2f1f04
  10. #171002
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea9d15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea9d15
  2. #eca72c
  3. #eeb144
  4. #f0ba5b
  5. #f2c473
  6. #f5ce8a
  7. #f7d8a1
  8. #f9e2b9
  9. #fbebd0
  10. #fdf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea9d15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea9d15
  2. #df9a20
  3. #d5972a
  4. #ca9435
  5. #c09140
  6. #b58f4b
  7. #aa8c55
  8. #a08960
  9. #95866b
  10. #8b8375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8a78a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab41d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8986 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cea000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8ab1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7916b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea9d15 {
  color: #ea9d15;
}
Background
.bg-ea9d15 {
  background-color: #ea9d15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea9d15 {
  border: 2px solid #ea9d15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea9d15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 157 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea9d15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea9d15, #cdea15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea9d15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 157 21 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.30 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.58 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 3.92 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.30 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.52 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.72 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.10 #1562ea Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Gamboge
#ea9d15  rgb(234, 157, 21)  hsl(38, 84%, 50%)  Gamboge
#1562ea  rgb(21, 98, 234)  hsl(218, 84%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#15ea9d  rgb(21, 234, 157)  hsl(158, 84%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#9d15ea  rgb(157, 21, 234)  hsl(278, 84%, 50%)  Vivid Violet