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#EEAA4E

#eeaa4e ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eeaa4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 66.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.57% magenta, 67.23% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 34.5°, with 82.47% saturation and 61.96% 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 10.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.4748

Complementary

  1. #eeaa4e
  2. #4e92ee

Split complementary

  1. #eeaa4e
  2. #4ee2ee
  3. #5a4eee

Analogous

  1. #ee5a4e
  2. #eeaa4e
  3. #e2ee4e

Triadic

  1. #eeaa4e
  2. #4eeeaa
  3. #aa4eee

Tetradic

  1. #eeaa4e
  2. #92ee4e
  3. #4e92ee
  4. #aa4eee

Square

  1. #eeaa4e
  2. #4eee5a
  3. #4e92ee
  4. #ee4ee2

Monochromatic

  1. #955c0e
  2. #db8715
  3. #eeaa4e
  4. #f5cc94
  5. #fbedda

Shades

#eeaa4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeaa4e
  2. #d69946
  3. #be883e
  4. #a77737
  5. #8f662f
  6. #775527
  7. #5f441f
  8. #473317
  9. #302210
  10. #181108
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeaa4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeaa4e
  2. #f0b360
  3. #f1bb71
  4. #f3c483
  5. #f5cc95
  6. #f7d5a7
  7. #f8ddb8
  8. #fae6ca
  9. #fceedc
  10. #fdf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeaa4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeaa4e
  2. #e3a653
  3. #d8a258
  4. #cd9d5d
  5. #c29962
  6. #b79567
  7. #ac916c
  8. #a18d71
  9. #968876
  10. #8b847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfb298 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ae44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2be50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9996 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ac48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #deb64f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #faa07f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeaa4e {
  color: #eeaa4e;
}
Background
.bg-eeaa4e {
  background-color: #eeaa4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeaa4e {
  border: 2px solid #eeaa4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeaa4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 170 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeaa4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeaa4e, #e2ee4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeaa4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 170 78 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 2.44 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 3.36 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.53 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.46 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.44 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.75 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.87 #1155b1 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#eeaa4e  rgb(238, 170, 78)  hsl(35, 82%, 62%)  Indian Yellow
#4e92ee  rgb(78, 146, 238)  hsl(215, 82%, 62%)  United Nations Blue
#4eeeaa  rgb(78, 238, 170)  hsl(155, 82%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa4eee  rgb(170, 78, 238)  hsl(275, 82%, 62%)  Electric Purple