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#ea9a35 color: Gorse Yellow Orange

#ea9a35 is rgb(234, 154, 53) in RGB and oklch(75.013% 0.14584 67.665) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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33°
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 #ea9a35

#ea9a35 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: #ea9a35 mixed with white

  1. ea9a35
  2. eda551
  3. f0af67
  4. f2b97c
  5. f5c390
  6. f7cda3
  7. f9d7b5
  8. fbe1c8
  9. fcebda
  10. fef5ed

Darker: #ea9a35 mixed with black

  1. ea9a35
  2. cb852d
  3. ae7125
  4. 915e1d
  5. 754b15
  6. 5a390e
  7. 412708
  8. 291703
  9. 130901
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ea9a35 with less saturation

  1. ea9a35
  2. e49d48
  3. df9f57
  4. d9a165
  5. d3a471
  6. cda67c
  7. c7a887
  8. c1a991
  9. bbab9b
  10. b4aca4

Questions about #ea9a35

What color is #ea9a35?

#ea9a35 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Gorse Yellow Orange. In RGB it is rgb(234, 154, 53), in HSL hsl(33.48, 81.17%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.013% 0.14584 67.665).

What colors go well with #ea9a35?

The complementary color of #ea9a35 is #59b5ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fb8a68 and #c7ae24. The triadic partners are #00cbbe and #c793f5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ea9a35?

Black text reads better on #ea9a35: 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 #ea9a35 a warm or cool color?

#ea9a35 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 68 degrees, its lightness 75% and its chroma 0.146.