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#ea921e color: Carrot Orange

#ea921e is rgb(234, 146, 30) in RGB and oklch(73.461% 0.15598 65.989) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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34°
100%

73.5%
0.156
66°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Tangerine
  • orange-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.43:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #ea921e

#ea921e is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 73.5% lightness, 0.156 chroma and a hue of 66°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.43:1 contrast and black text 8.63:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Carrot Orange (#ed9121). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #ea921e mixed with white

  1. ea921e
  2. ed9d43
  3. f0a95d
  4. f3b474
  5. f5bf89
  6. f7ca9d
  7. f9d5b1
  8. fbdfc5
  9. fdead8
  10. fef4ec

Darker: #ea921e mixed with black

  1. ea921e
  2. cb7e19
  3. ae6b13
  4. 91580e
  5. 754609
  6. 5a3505
  7. 412503
  8. 291601
  9. 130800
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ea921e with less saturation

  1. ea921e
  2. e49539
  3. de984c
  4. d89b5b
  5. d29d68
  6. cba074
  7. c5a280
  8. bea48b
  9. b7a695
  10. b0a79f

Questions about #ea921e

What color is #ea921e?

#ea921e is bright light amber. The closest named color is Carrot Orange. In RGB it is rgb(234, 146, 30), in HSL hsl(34.12, 82.93%, 51.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.461% 0.15598 65.989).

What colors go well with #ea921e?

The complementary color of #ea921e is #45b0ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fb8161 and #c7a700. The triadic partners are #00c6b7 and #c28df6.

Is white or black text more readable on #ea921e?

Black text reads better on #ea921e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and black gives 8.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ea921e a warm or cool color?

#ea921e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 66 degrees, its lightness 73.5% and its chroma 0.156.