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#E38C19

#e38c19 ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e38c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.33% magenta, 88.99% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 34.16°, with 80.16% saturation and 49.41% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 2.15.

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Relative luminance0.3516

Complementary

  1. #e38c19
  2. #1970e3

Split complementary

  1. #e38c19
  2. #19d5e3
  3. #2719e3

Analogous

  1. #e32719
  2. #e38c19
  3. #d5e319

Triadic

  1. #e38c19
  2. #19e38c
  3. #8c19e3

Tetradic

  1. #e38c19
  2. #70e319
  3. #1970e3
  4. #8c19e3

Square

  1. #e38c19
  2. #19e327
  3. #1970e3
  4. #e319d5

Monochromatic

  1. #59370a
  2. #9e6111
  3. #e38c19
  4. #edae5b
  5. #f5d0a0

Shades

#e38c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e38c19
  2. #cc7e17
  3. #b67014
  4. #9f6212
  5. #88540f
  6. #72460d
  7. #5b380a
  8. #442a08
  9. #2d1c05
  10. #170e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#e38c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e38c19
  2. #e69830
  3. #e9a347
  4. #ebaf5e
  5. #eeba75
  6. #f1c68c
  7. #f4d1a3
  8. #f7ddba
  9. #f9e8d1
  10. #fcf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e38c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e38c19
  2. #d98b23
  3. #cf8a2e
  4. #c58838
  5. #bb8742
  6. #b2864d
  7. #a88557
  8. #9e8461
  9. #94826b
  10. #8a8176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bf9880 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a89400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca81c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f87778 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c29102 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cd9e1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f08060 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e38c19 {
  color: #e38c19;
}
Background
.bg-e38c19 {
  background-color: #e38c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e38c19 {
  border: 2px solid #e38c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e38c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 80% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e38c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e38c19, #d5e319);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e38c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 2.15 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 2.45 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 4.41 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.49 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.68 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.10 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.52 #1c73e6 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#e38c19  rgb(227, 140, 25)  hsl(34, 80%, 49%)  Carrot Orange
#1970e3  rgb(25, 112, 227)  hsl(214, 80%, 49%)  Brandeis Blue
#19e38c  rgb(25, 227, 140)  hsl(154, 80%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#8c19e3  rgb(140, 25, 227)  hsl(274, 80%, 49%)  Blue Violet