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#e89e32 color: Clarified Butter

#e89e32 is rgb(232, 158, 50) in RGB and oklch(75.486% 0.1455 71.498) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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36°
100%

75.5%
0.145
71°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • amber-500
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.37:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #e89e32

#e89e32 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75.5% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 71°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.37:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Clarified Butter (#e69c23). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-500.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #e89e32 mixed with white

  1. e89e32
  2. eba84f
  3. eeb266
  4. f0bc7b
  5. f3c68f
  6. f5cfa2
  7. f8d9b5
  8. fae3c8
  9. fcecda
  10. fdf6ed

Darker: #e89e32 mixed with black

  1. e89e32
  2. ca892a
  3. ac7422
  4. 90601b
  5. 744d14
  6. 593a0d
  7. 402907
  8. 291803
  9. 130901
  10. 030100

Calmer: #e89e32 with less saturation

  1. e89e32
  2. e3a046
  3. dda356
  4. d8a564
  5. d2a771
  6. cda87c
  7. c7aa87
  8. c1ab92
  9. bbad9c
  10. b5aea6

Questions about #e89e32

What color is #e89e32?

#e89e32 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Clarified Butter. In RGB it is rgb(232, 158, 50), in HSL hsl(35.6, 79.82%, 55.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.486% 0.1455 71.498).

What colors go well with #e89e32?

The complementary color of #e89e32 is #64b4ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fb8d63 and #c3b22b. The triadic partners are #00ccc6 and #ce93f2.

Is white or black text more readable on #e89e32?

Black text reads better on #e89e32: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and black gives 9.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e89e32 a warm or cool color?

#e89e32 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 71 degrees, its lightness 75.5% and its chroma 0.145.