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#EE9727

#ee9727 ≈ Carrot Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ee9727 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 59.22% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.55% magenta, 83.61% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 33.77°, with 85.41% saturation and 54.31% 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 9.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121), ΔE 1.83.

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Relative luminance0.4046

Complementary

  1. #ee9727
  2. #277eee

Split complementary

  1. #ee9727
  2. #27e1ee
  3. #3327ee

Analogous

  1. #ee3327
  2. #ee9727
  3. #e1ee27

Triadic

  1. #ee9727
  2. #27ee97
  3. #9727ee

Tetradic

  1. #ee9727
  2. #7eee27
  3. #277eee
  4. #9727ee

Square

  1. #ee9727
  2. #27ee33
  3. #277eee
  4. #ee27e1

Monochromatic

  1. #734509
  2. #ba6f0f
  3. #ee9727
  4. #f4b96e
  5. #f9dbb5

Shades

#ee9727 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee9727
  2. #d68823
  3. #be791f
  4. #a76a1b
  5. #8f5b17
  6. #774c14
  7. #5f3c10
  8. #472d0c
  9. #301e08
  10. #180f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee9727 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee9727
  2. #f0a13d
  3. #f1ac52
  4. #f3b668
  5. #f5c17d
  6. #f7cb93
  7. #f8d5a9
  8. #fae0be
  9. #fcead4
  10. #fdf5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee9727 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee9727
  2. #e39530
  3. #d89239
  4. #cd9042
  5. #c28e4b
  6. #b78c54
  7. #ac895c
  8. #a18765
  9. #96856e
  10. #8b8277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9a389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39e0a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b32a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8282 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cd9b19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8a829 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc8b69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee9727 {
  color: #ee9727;
}
Background
.bg-ee9727 {
  background-color: #ee9727;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee9727 {
  border: 2px solid #ee9727;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee9727;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 151 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee9727 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee9727, #e1ee27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee9727 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 151 39 / 0.35);
}

#ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 1.83 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 3.96 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.44 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.95 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.15 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.34 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.36 #1168d8 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Carrot Orange
#ee9727  rgb(238, 151, 39)  hsl(34, 85%, 54%)  Carrot Orange
#277eee  rgb(39, 126, 238)  hsl(214, 85%, 54%)  Tufts Blue
#27ee97  rgb(39, 238, 151)  hsl(154, 85%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green
#9727ee  rgb(151, 39, 238)  hsl(274, 85%, 54%)  Vivid Violet