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#ee9b45 color: Cornucopia

#ee9b45 is rgb(238, 155, 69) in RGB and oklch(75.796% 0.1405 63.506) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

75.8%
0.140
64°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark orange
  • orange-400
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.41:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #ee9b45

#ee9b45 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 75.8% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 64°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.23:1 contrast and black text 9.41:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cornucopia (#ed9b44). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-400.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #ee9b45 mixed with white

  1. ee9b45
  2. f1a55c
  3. f3b070
  4. f5ba83
  5. f7c496
  6. f9cea7
  7. fbd8b9
  8. fce2cb
  9. fdecdc
  10. fef5ee

Darker: #ee9b45 mixed with black

  1. ee9b45
  2. cf863b
  3. b17231
  4. 935e27
  5. 774b1e
  6. 5c3915
  7. 42280c
  8. 2a1805
  9. 140902
  10. 030100

Calmer: #ee9b45 with less saturation

  1. ee9b45
  2. e89e54
  3. e3a061
  4. dda36d
  5. d7a578
  6. d1a782
  7. cba98c
  8. c4ab95
  9. bead9f
  10. b7afa7

Questions about #ee9b45

What color is #ee9b45?

#ee9b45 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Cornucopia. In RGB it is rgb(238, 155, 69), in HSL hsl(30.53, 83.25%, 60.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.796% 0.1405 63.506).

What colors go well with #ee9b45?

The complementary color of #ee9b45 is #56b9ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fc8d74 and #ceae31. The triadic partners are #00cdba and #c399f9.

Is white or black text more readable on #ee9b45?

Black text reads better on #ee9b45: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and black gives 9.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ee9b45 a warm or cool color?

#ee9b45 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 64 degrees, its lightness 75.8% and its chroma 0.14.