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#EB9901

#eb9901 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eb9901 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 60% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.89% magenta, 99.57% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 38.97°, with 99.15% saturation and 46.27% 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 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4045

Complementary

  1. #eb9901
  2. #0153eb

Split complementary

  1. #eb9901
  2. #01c8eb
  3. #2401eb

Analogous

  1. #eb2401
  2. #eb9901
  3. #c8eb01

Triadic

  1. #eb9901
  2. #01eb99
  3. #9901eb

Tetradic

  1. #eb9901
  2. #53eb01
  3. #0153eb
  4. #9901eb

Square

  1. #eb9901
  2. #01eb24
  3. #0153eb
  4. #eb01c8

Monochromatic

  1. #533600
  2. #9f6701
  3. #eb9901
  4. #feba3a
  5. #fed486

Shades

#eb9901 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eb9901
  2. #d48a01
  3. #bc7a01
  4. #a56b01
  5. #8d5c01
  6. #764d01
  7. #5e3d00
  8. #472e00
  9. #2f1f00
  10. #180f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#eb9901 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eb9901
  2. #eda31a
  3. #efad34
  4. #f1b84d
  5. #f3c267
  6. #f5cc80
  7. #f7d699
  8. #f9e0b3
  9. #fbebcc
  10. #fdf5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eb9901 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eb9901
  2. #e0970e
  3. #d6941a
  4. #cb9227
  5. #c08f34
  6. #b68d41
  7. #ab8a4d
  8. #a0885a
  9. #958567
  10. #8b8373
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8a487 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b20d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8482 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cd9c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7a909 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f98d67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eb9901 {
  color: #eb9901;
}
Background
.bg-eb9901 {
  background-color: #eb9901;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eb9901 {
  border: 2px solid #eb9901;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eb9901;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 153 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eb9901 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eb9901, #c8eb01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eb9901 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 153 1 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.06 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.91 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 3.83 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.05 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.78 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.08 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.92 #1466fe Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Gamboge
#eb9901  rgb(235, 153, 1)  hsl(39, 99%, 46%)  Gamboge
#0153eb  rgb(1, 83, 235)  hsl(219, 99%, 46%)  Sapphire
#01eb99  rgb(1, 235, 153)  hsl(159, 99%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green
#9901eb  rgb(153, 1, 235)  hsl(279, 99%, 46%)  Blue Violet