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#ea9b3a color: Gorse Yellow Orange

#ea9b3a is rgb(234, 155, 58) in RGB and oklch(75.23% 0.14327 67.395) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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33°
100%

75.2%
0.143
67°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark orange
  • amber-500
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.27:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.25:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #ea9b3a

#ea9b3a is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75.2% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 67°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.27:1 contrast and black text 9.25:1, 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: #ea9b3a mixed with white

  1. ea9b3a
  2. eda554
  3. f0b06a
  4. f2ba7e
  5. f5c491
  6. f7cea4
  7. f9d8b6
  8. fbe2c9
  9. fcecdb
  10. fef5ed

Darker: #ea9b3a mixed with black

  1. ea9b3a
  2. cb8631
  3. ae7228
  4. 915e20
  5. 754b18
  6. 5a3910
  7. 412809
  8. 291804
  9. 130901
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ea9b3a with less saturation

  1. ea9b3a
  2. e59e4c
  3. dfa05a
  4. d9a267
  5. d4a473
  6. cea67e
  7. c8a888
  8. c2aa92
  9. bbac9c
  10. b5ada5

Questions about #ea9b3a

What color is #ea9b3a?

#ea9b3a is bright light amber. The closest named color is Gorse Yellow Orange. In RGB it is rgb(234, 155, 58), in HSL hsl(33.07, 80.73%, 57.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.23% 0.14327 67.395).

What colors go well with #ea9b3a?

The complementary color of #ea9b3a is #5bb5ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fb8b6a and #c8ae2b. The triadic partners are #00cbbe and #c795f5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ea9b3a?

Black text reads better on #ea9b3a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and black gives 9.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ea9b3a a warm or cool color?

#ea9b3a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 67 degrees, its lightness 75.2% and its chroma 0.143.