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#ea9d39 color: Gorse Yellow Orange

#ea9d39 is rgb(234, 157, 57) in RGB and oklch(75.585% 0.14352 68.884) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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34°
100%

75.6%
0.144
69°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • amber-500
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.38:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #ea9d39

#ea9d39 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 69°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.38:1, 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: #ea9d39 mixed with white

  1. ea9d39
  2. eda753
  3. f0b16a
  4. f2bb7e
  5. f4c591
  6. f7cfa4
  7. f9d9b6
  8. fae2c9
  9. fcecdb
  10. fef5ed

Darker: #ea9d39 mixed with black

  1. ea9d39
  2. cb8830
  3. ae7328
  4. 915f1f
  5. 754c17
  6. 5a3a10
  7. 412809
  8. 291804
  9. 130901
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ea9d39 with less saturation

  1. ea9d39
  2. e59f4b
  3. dfa25a
  4. daa467
  5. d4a673
  6. cea87e
  7. c8aa89
  8. c2ab93
  9. bcad9d
  10. b6aea6

Questions about #ea9d39

What color is #ea9d39?

#ea9d39 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Gorse Yellow Orange. In RGB it is rgb(234, 157, 57), in HSL hsl(33.9, 80.82%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.585% 0.14352 68.884).

What colors go well with #ea9d39?

The complementary color of #ea9d39 is #60b6ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fc8d69 and #c7b02d. The triadic partners are #00ccc2 and #ca95f5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ea9d39?

Black text reads better on #ea9d39: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and black gives 9.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ea9d39 a warm or cool color?

#ea9d39 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 69 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.144.