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#EAAE48

#eaae48 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eaae48 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 68.24% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.64% magenta, 69.23% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 37.78°, with 79.41% saturation and 60% 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 10.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.4823

Complementary

  1. #eaae48
  2. #4884ea

Split complementary

  1. #eaae48
  2. #48d5ea
  3. #5d48ea

Analogous

  1. #ea5d48
  2. #eaae48
  3. #d5ea48

Triadic

  1. #eaae48
  2. #48eaae
  3. #ae48ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaae48
  2. #84ea48
  3. #4884ea
  4. #ae48ea

Square

  1. #eaae48
  2. #48ea5d
  3. #4884ea
  4. #ea48d5

Monochromatic

  1. #895c10
  2. #ce8a18
  3. #eaae48
  4. #f2cc8d
  5. #faebd1

Shades

#eaae48 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaae48
  2. #d39d41
  3. #bb8b3a
  4. #a47a32
  5. #8c682b
  6. #755724
  7. #5e461d
  8. #463416
  9. #2f230e
  10. #171107
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaae48 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaae48
  2. #ecb65a
  3. #eebe6d
  4. #f0c67f
  5. #f2ce91
  6. #f5d7a4
  7. #f7dfb6
  8. #f9e7c8
  9. #fbefda
  10. #fdf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaae48 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaae48
  2. #dfa94e
  3. #d5a553
  4. #caa059
  5. #c09c5e
  6. #b59764
  7. #aa926a
  8. #a08e6f
  9. #958975
  10. #8b857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceb498 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b03c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bf4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fe9d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5af41 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddb84a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6a480 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaae48 {
  color: #eaae48;
}
Background
.bg-eaae48 {
  background-color: #eaae48;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaae48 {
  border: 2px solid #eaae48;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaae48;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 174 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 79% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaae48 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaae48, #d5ea48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaae48 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 174 72 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 3.68 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.08 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.27 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.06 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.10 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.68 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.69 #1551b7 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#eaae48  rgb(234, 174, 72)  hsl(38, 79%, 60%)  Indian Yellow
#4884ea  rgb(72, 132, 234)  hsl(218, 79%, 60%)  United Nations Blue
#48eaae  rgb(72, 234, 174)  hsl(158, 79%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae48ea  rgb(174, 72, 234)  hsl(278, 79%, 60%)  Electric Purple