#e3b542

Color #e3b542

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 8.99 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#e3b542

RGB

rgb(227, 181, 66)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 74.2%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 70.9%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 70.9%, 11%)

LAB

lab(75.93, 5.18, 62.16)

LCH

lch(75.93, 62.38, 85.24)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.1388, 86.41)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 25.9%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4270e3

Analogous

#e36542

#e3b542

#c0e342

Triadic

#e3b542

#42e3b5

#b542e3

Split-complementary

#e3b542

#42c0e3

#6542e3

Tetradic

#e3b542

#70e342

#4270e3

#b542e3

Square

#e3b542

#42e365

#4270e3

#e342c0

Shades

Color #e3b542 mixed toward black.

#d5a120

#aa8119

#806113

#55400d

#2b2006

Tints

Color #e3b542 mixed toward white.

#e8c262

#ecce81

#f1daa1

#f6e6c0

#faf3e0

Tones

Color #e3b542 mixed toward gray.

#d6af50

#c8aa5d

#bba46a

#ad9e78

#a09885

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d1d06d · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#d3d775 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#e18488 · ΔE 37.1

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 26

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e3b542;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e3b542]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#e3b542 (#e3b542) is rgb(227, 181, 66) in RGB.

No, #e3b542 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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