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#EEB23E

#eeb23e ≈ Meat Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eeb23e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 69.8% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.21% magenta, 73.95% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 39.55°, with 83.81% saturation and 58.82% 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 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Meat Brown (#e5b73b), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.5037

Complementary

  1. #eeb23e
  2. #3e7aee

Split complementary

  1. #eeb23e
  2. #3ed2ee
  3. #5a3eee

Analogous

  1. #ee5a3e
  2. #eeb23e
  3. #d2ee3e

Triadic

  1. #eeb23e
  2. #3eeeb2
  3. #b23eee

Tetradic

  1. #eeb23e
  2. #7aee3e
  3. #3e7aee
  4. #b23eee

Square

  1. #eeb23e
  2. #3eee5a
  3. #3e7aee
  4. #ee3ed2

Monochromatic

  1. #875d0c
  2. #cd8e12
  3. #eeb23e
  4. #f4ce84
  5. #faeacb

Shades

#eeb23e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeb23e
  2. #d6a038
  3. #be8e32
  4. #a77d2b
  5. #8f6b25
  6. #77591f
  7. #5f4719
  8. #473513
  9. #30240c
  10. #181206
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeb23e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeb23e
  2. #f0ba51
  3. #f1c165
  4. #f3c978
  5. #f5d18b
  6. #f7d99f
  7. #f8e0b2
  8. #fae8c5
  9. #fcf0d8
  10. #fdf7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeb23e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeb23e
  2. #e3ad45
  3. #d8a84b
  4. #cda352
  5. #c29e58
  6. #b7995f
  7. #ac9466
  8. #a18f6c
  9. #968a73
  10. #8b8579
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2b89a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab32d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c243 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa19b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9b334 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1bc41 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fba880 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeb23e {
  color: #eeb23e;
}
Background
.bg-eeb23e {
  background-color: #eeb23e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeb23e {
  border: 2px solid #eeb23e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeb23e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 178 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 84% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeb23e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeb23e, #d2ee3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeb23e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 178 62 / 0.35);
}

#e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.24 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.63 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.67 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.73 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.76 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.77 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.85 #114dc1 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Meat Brown
#eeb23e  rgb(238, 178, 62)  hsl(40, 84%, 59%)  Meat Brown
#3e7aee  rgb(62, 122, 238)  hsl(220, 84%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#3eeeb2  rgb(62, 238, 178)  hsl(160, 84%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#b23eee  rgb(178, 62, 238)  hsl(280, 84%, 59%)  Electric Purple