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#EE8C19

#ee8c19 ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee8c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 41.18% magenta, 89.5% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 32.39°, with 86.23% saturation and 51.57% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 1.6.

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Relative luminance0.37

Complementary

  1. #ee8c19
  2. #197bee

Split complementary

  1. #ee8c19
  2. #19e6ee
  3. #2119ee

Analogous

  1. #ee2119
  2. #ee8c19
  3. #e6ee19

Triadic

  1. #ee8c19
  2. #19ee8c
  3. #8c19ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee8c19
  2. #7bee19
  3. #197bee
  4. #8c19ee

Square

  1. #ee8c19
  2. #19ee21
  3. #197bee
  4. #ee19e6

Monochromatic

  1. #663b08
  2. #ae640d
  3. #ee8c19
  4. #f3b060
  5. #f9d3a7

Shades

#ee8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee8c19
  2. #d67e17
  3. #be7014
  4. #a76212
  5. #8f540f
  6. #77460d
  7. #5f380a
  8. #472a08
  9. #301c05
  10. #180e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee8c19
  2. #f09830
  3. #f1a347
  4. #f3af5e
  5. #f5ba75
  6. #f7c68c
  7. #f8d1a3
  8. #faddba
  9. #fce8d1
  10. #fdf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee8c19
  2. #e38b23
  3. #d88a2e
  4. #cd8838
  5. #c28742
  6. #b7864d
  7. #ac8557
  8. #a18461
  9. #96826b
  10. #8b8176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c69b83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ad1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c99202 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5a11a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc7f60 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee8c19 {
  color: #ee8c19;
}
Background
.bg-ee8c19 {
  background-color: #ee8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ee8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee8c19, #e6ee19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 1.60 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 2.27 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 2.61 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 3.20 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 3.72 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.03 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.33 #1173e6 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#ee8c19  rgb(238, 140, 25)  hsl(32, 86%, 52%)  Carrot Orange
#197bee  rgb(25, 123, 238)  hsl(212, 86%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#19ee8c  rgb(25, 238, 140)  hsl(152, 86%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#8c19ee  rgb(140, 25, 238)  hsl(272, 86%, 52%)  Blue Violet