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#ea9946 color: Mandarin Essence

#ea9946 is rgb(234, 153, 70) in RGB and oklch(74.976% 0.13726 63.392) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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75%
0.137
63°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark orange
  • orange-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.30:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #ea9946

#ea9946 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 63°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.3:1 contrast and black text 9.14:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mandarin Essence (#ee9944). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #ea9946 mixed with white

  1. ea9946
  2. eda45c
  3. f0ae70
  4. f2b883
  5. f5c396
  6. f7cda7
  7. f9d7b9
  8. fbe1cb
  9. fcebdc
  10. fef5ee

Darker: #ea9946 mixed with black

  1. ea9946
  2. cb843c
  3. ae7032
  4. 915d28
  5. 754a1e
  6. 5a3815
  7. 41270d
  8. 291705
  9. 130802
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ea9946 with less saturation

  1. ea9946
  2. e49c54
  3. df9e61
  4. d9a16c
  5. d3a377
  6. cda581
  7. c7a78a
  8. c1a993
  9. bbab9c
  10. b4aca5

Questions about #ea9946

What color is #ea9946?

#ea9946 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Mandarin Essence. In RGB it is rgb(234, 153, 70), in HSL hsl(30.37, 79.61%, 59.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.976% 0.13726 63.392).

What colors go well with #ea9946?

The complementary color of #ea9946 is #56b7fe. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #f88b73 and #cbab33. The triadic partners are #00c9b7 and #c097f5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ea9946?

Black text reads better on #ea9946: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.3:1 and black gives 9.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ea9946 a warm or cool color?

#ea9946 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 63 degrees, its lightness 75% and its chroma 0.137.