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#ea9a34 color: Gorse Yellow Orange

#ea9a34 is rgb(234, 154, 52) in RGB and oklch(75.006% 0.1463 67.836) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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34°
100%

75%
0.146
68°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark orange
  • amber-500
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #ea9a34

#ea9a34 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 68°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.29:1 contrast and black text 9.17:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Gorse Yellow Orange (#e99a3c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-500.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #ea9a34 mixed with white

  1. ea9a34
  2. eda550
  3. f0af67
  4. f2b97c
  5. f5c38f
  6. f7cda2
  7. f9d8b5
  8. fbe1c8
  9. fcebda
  10. fef5ed

Darker: #ea9a34 mixed with black

  1. ea9a34
  2. cb852c
  3. ae7124
  4. 915e1c
  5. 754b15
  6. 5a390e
  7. 412707
  8. 291703
  9. 130901
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ea9a34 with less saturation

  1. ea9a34
  2. e49d47
  3. df9f57
  4. d9a164
  5. d3a470
  6. cda67c
  7. c7a887
  8. c1a991
  9. bbab9b
  10. b4aca4

Questions about #ea9a34

What color is #ea9a34?

#ea9a34 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Gorse Yellow Orange. In RGB it is rgb(234, 154, 52), in HSL hsl(33.63, 81.25%, 56.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.006% 0.1463 67.836).

What colors go well with #ea9a34?

The complementary color of #ea9a34 is #59b4ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fb8a67 and #c7ae23. The triadic partners are #00cbbf and #c793f5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ea9a34?

Black text reads better on #ea9a34: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and black gives 9.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ea9a34 a warm or cool color?

#ea9a34 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 68 degrees, its lightness 75% and its chroma 0.146.