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#e89f26 color: Clarified Butter

#e89f26 is rgb(232, 159, 38) in RGB and oklch(75.602% 0.15042 73.671) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

75.6%
0.150
74°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • amber-500
  • Black 9%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #e89f26

#e89f26 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.15 chroma and a hue of 74°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.23:1 contrast and black text 9.42:1, 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: #e89f26 mixed with white

  1. e89f26
  2. eba948
  3. eeb361
  4. f0bd77
  5. f3c68c
  6. f5d0a0
  7. f7dab3
  8. fae3c6
  9. fcecd9
  10. fdf6ec

Darker: #e89f26 mixed with black

  1. e89f26
  2. ca8a20
  3. ac7519
  4. 906113
  5. 744d0d
  6. 593b08
  7. 402904
  8. 291802
  9. 130901
  10. 030100

Calmer: #e89f26 with less saturation

  1. e89f26
  2. e3a13f
  3. dda351
  4. d8a560
  5. d3a76e
  6. cda97a
  7. c7ab86
  8. c2ac91
  9. bcad9b
  10. b6afa6

Questions about #e89f26

What color is #e89f26?

#e89f26 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Clarified Butter. In RGB it is rgb(232, 159, 38), in HSL hsl(37.42, 80.83%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.602% 0.15042 73.671).

What colors go well with #e89f26?

The complementary color of #e89f26 is #67b3ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fd8d5c and #c1b324. The triadic partners are #00cccb and #d291f2.

Is white or black text more readable on #e89f26?

Black text reads better on #e89f26: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and black gives 9.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e89f26 a warm or cool color?

#e89f26 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 74 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.15.