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#EB970C

#eb970c ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eb970c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 59.22% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.74% magenta, 94.89% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 37.4°, with 90.28% saturation and 48.43% 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 8.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.3982

Complementary

  1. #eb970c
  2. #0c60eb

Split complementary

  1. #eb970c
  2. #0ccfeb
  3. #280ceb

Analogous

  1. #eb280c
  2. #eb970c
  3. #cfeb0c

Triadic

  1. #eb970c
  2. #0ceb97
  3. #970ceb

Tetradic

  1. #eb970c
  2. #60eb0c
  3. #0c60eb
  4. #970ceb

Square

  1. #eb970c
  2. #0ceb28
  3. #0c60eb
  4. #eb0ccf

Monochromatic

  1. #593905
  2. #a26808
  3. #eb970c
  4. #f6b74e
  5. #fad496

Shades

#eb970c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eb970c
  2. #d4880b
  3. #bc790a
  4. #a56a08
  5. #8d5b07
  6. #764c06
  7. #5e3c05
  8. #472d04
  9. #2f1e02
  10. #180f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#eb970c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eb970c
  2. #eda124
  3. #efac3d
  4. #f1b655
  5. #f3c16d
  6. #f5cb86
  7. #f7d59e
  8. #f9e0b6
  9. #fbeace
  10. #fdf5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eb970c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eb970c
  2. #e09518
  3. #d69223
  4. #cb902f
  5. #c08e3a
  6. #b68c46
  7. #ab8952
  8. #a0875d
  9. #958569
  10. #8b8274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7a287 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b114 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8281 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cc9b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6a711 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f98b66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eb970c {
  color: #eb970c;
}
Background
.bg-eb970c {
  background-color: #eb970c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eb970c {
  border: 2px solid #eb970c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eb970c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 151 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 90% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eb970c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb970c, #cfeb0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eb970c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 151 12 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.87 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 3.72 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.73 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 3.74 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.48 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.04 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.21 #1468f3 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Gamboge
#eb970c  rgb(235, 151, 12)  hsl(37, 90%, 48%)  Gamboge
#0c60eb  rgb(12, 96, 235)  hsl(217, 90%, 48%)  Royal Blue
#0ceb97  rgb(12, 235, 151)  hsl(157, 90%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green
#970ceb  rgb(151, 12, 235)  hsl(277, 90%, 48%)  Blue Violet