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#ea9d3e color: Gorse Yellow Orange

#ea9d3e is rgb(234, 157, 62) in RGB and oklch(75.624% 0.14093 67.921) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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33°
100%

75.6%
0.141
68°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark orange
  • amber-500
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.39:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #ea9d3e

#ea9d3e is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75.6% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 68°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.24:1 contrast and black text 9.39:1, 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: #ea9d3e mixed with white

  1. ea9d3e
  2. eda757
  3. f0b16c
  4. f2bb80
  5. f4c593
  6. f7cfa5
  7. f9d9b8
  8. fae2c9
  9. fcecdb
  10. fef5ed

Darker: #ea9d3e mixed with black

  1. ea9d3e
  2. cb8835
  3. ae732b
  4. 915f23
  5. 754c1a
  6. 5a3a12
  7. 41280a
  8. 291804
  9. 130901
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ea9d3e with less saturation

  1. ea9d3e
  2. e59f4f
  3. dfa25d
  4. daa469
  5. d4a675
  6. cea880
  7. c8aa8a
  8. c2ab94
  9. bcad9d
  10. b6aea7

Questions about #ea9d3e

What color is #ea9d3e?

#ea9d3e is bright light amber. The closest named color is Gorse Yellow Orange. In RGB it is rgb(234, 157, 62), in HSL hsl(33.14, 80.37%, 58.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.624% 0.14093 67.921).

What colors go well with #ea9d3e?

The complementary color of #ea9d3e is #5fb6ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fb8e6c and #c8b031. The triadic partners are #00ccc0 and #c996f4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ea9d3e?

Black text reads better on #ea9d3e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and black gives 9.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ea9d3e a warm or cool color?

#ea9d3e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 68 degrees, its lightness 75.6% and its chroma 0.141.