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#EC9903

#ec9903 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ec9903 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 60% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.17% magenta, 98.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 38.63°, with 97.49% saturation and 46.86% 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 9.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4062

Complementary

  1. #ec9903
  2. #0356ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec9903
  2. #03caec
  3. #2503ec

Analogous

  1. #ec2503
  2. #ec9903
  3. #caec03

Triadic

  1. #ec9903
  2. #03ec99
  3. #9903ec

Tetradic

  1. #ec9903
  2. #56ec03
  3. #0356ec
  4. #9903ec

Square

  1. #ec9903
  2. #03ec25
  3. #0356ec
  4. #ec03ca

Monochromatic

  1. #553701
  2. #a06802
  3. #ec9903
  4. #fdb93f
  5. #fed58a

Shades

#ec9903 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec9903
  2. #d48a03
  3. #bd7a02
  4. #a56b02
  5. #8e5c02
  6. #764d02
  7. #5e3d01
  8. #472e01
  9. #2f1f01
  10. #180f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec9903 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec9903
  2. #eea31c
  3. #f0ad35
  4. #f2b84f
  5. #f4c268
  6. #f6cc81
  7. #f7d69a
  8. #f9e0b3
  9. #fbebcd
  10. #fdf5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec9903 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec9903
  2. #e19710
  3. #d6941c
  4. #cc9229
  5. #c18f35
  6. #b68d42
  7. #ab8a4e
  8. #a0885b
  9. #968567
  10. #8b8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8a487 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b30f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8482 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cd9d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8a90a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa8d67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec9903 {
  color: #ec9903;
}
Background
.bg-ec9903 {
  background-color: #ec9903;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec9903 {
  border: 2px solid #ec9903;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec9903;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 153 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec9903 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec9903, #caec03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec9903 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 153 3 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.32 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.07 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 3.60 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 3.94 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.56 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.96 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.67 #1366fc Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Gamboge
#ec9903  rgb(236, 153, 3)  hsl(39, 97%, 47%)  Gamboge
#0356ec  rgb(3, 86, 236)  hsl(219, 97%, 47%)  Ultramarine Blue
#03ec99  rgb(3, 236, 153)  hsl(159, 97%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green
#9903ec  rgb(153, 3, 236)  hsl(279, 97%, 47%)  Electric Violet