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#EEAA5B

#eeaa5b ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eeaa5b is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 66.67% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.57% magenta, 61.76% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 32.24°, with 81.22% saturation and 64.51% 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 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4768

Complementary

  1. #eeaa5b
  2. #5b9fee

Split complementary

  1. #eeaa5b
  2. #5be9ee
  3. #605bee

Analogous

  1. #ee605b
  2. #eeaa5b
  3. #e9ee5b

Triadic

  1. #eeaa5b
  2. #5beeaa
  3. #aa5bee

Tetradic

  1. #eeaa5b
  2. #9fee5b
  3. #5b9fee
  4. #aa5bee

Square

  1. #eeaa5b
  2. #5bee60
  3. #5b9fee
  4. #ee5be9

Monochromatic

  1. #9f5d11
  2. #e58618
  3. #eeaa5b
  4. #f5cea0
  5. #fcf2e6

Shades

#eeaa5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeaa5b
  2. #d69952
  3. #be8849
  4. #a77740
  5. #8f6637
  6. #77552e
  7. #5f4424
  8. #47331b
  9. #302212
  10. #181109
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeaa5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeaa5b
  2. #f0b36b
  3. #f1bb7c
  4. #f3c48c
  5. #f5cc9d
  6. #f7d5ad
  7. #f8ddbd
  8. #fae6ce
  9. #fceede
  10. #fdf7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeaa5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeaa5b
  2. #e3a65f
  3. #d8a262
  4. #cd9d66
  5. #c2996a
  6. #b7956e
  7. #ac9171
  8. #a18d75
  9. #968879
  10. #8b847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b29b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ae53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1be5d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9a98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ad57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddb65c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #faa184 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeaa5b {
  color: #eeaa5b;
}
Background
.bg-eeaa5b {
  background-color: #eeaa5b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeaa5b {
  border: 2px solid #eeaa5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeaa5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 170 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 81% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeaa5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeaa5b, #e9ee5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeaa5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 170 91 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 2.77 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.06 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.52 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.60 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.87 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.97 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.59 #1155a4 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#eeaa5b  rgb(238, 170, 91)  hsl(32, 81%, 65%)  Indian Yellow
#5b9fee  rgb(91, 159, 238)  hsl(212, 81%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#5beeaa  rgb(91, 238, 170)  hsl(152, 81%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa5bee  rgb(170, 91, 238)  hsl(272, 81%, 65%)  Medium Orchid