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#EE9C19

#ee9c19 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee9c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.45% magenta, 89.5% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 36.9°, 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 2.58.

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Relative luminance0.4202

Complementary

  1. #ee9c19
  2. #196bee

Split complementary

  1. #ee9c19
  2. #19d6ee
  3. #3219ee

Analogous

  1. #ee3219
  2. #ee9c19
  3. #d6ee19

Triadic

  1. #ee9c19
  2. #19ee9c
  3. #9c19ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee9c19
  2. #6bee19
  3. #196bee
  4. #9c19ee

Square

  1. #ee9c19
  2. #19ee32
  3. #196bee
  4. #ee19d6

Monochromatic

  1. #664208
  2. #ae700d
  3. #ee9c19
  4. #f3bb60
  5. #f9d9a7

Shades

#ee9c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee9c19
  2. #d68c17
  3. #be7d14
  4. #a76d12
  5. #8f5e0f
  6. #774e0d
  7. #5f3e0a
  8. #472f08
  9. #301f05
  10. #181003
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee9c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee9c19
  2. #f0a630
  3. #f1b047
  4. #f3ba5e
  5. #f5c475
  6. #f7ce8c
  7. #f8d7a3
  8. #fae1ba
  9. #fcebd1
  10. #fdf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee9c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee9c19
  2. #e39923
  3. #d8962e
  4. #cd9438
  5. #c29142
  6. #b78e4d
  7. #ac8b57
  8. #a18861
  9. #96866b
  10. #8b8376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cba78a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb51f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8786 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0a000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #daac1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc906b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee9c19 {
  color: #ee9c19;
}
Background
.bg-ee9c19 {
  background-color: #ee9c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee9c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ee9c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee9c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee9c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee9c19, #d6ee19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee9c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.58 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.72 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 3.20 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 3.48 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.52 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.02 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.89 #1163e6 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Gamboge
#ee9c19  rgb(238, 156, 25)  hsl(37, 86%, 52%)  Gamboge
#196bee  rgb(25, 107, 238)  hsl(217, 86%, 52%)  Brandeis Blue
#19ee9c  rgb(25, 238, 156)  hsl(157, 86%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#9c19ee  rgb(156, 25, 238)  hsl(277, 86%, 52%)  Vivid Violet