#e8a915

Color #e8a915

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 6.74 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#e8a915

RGB

rgb(232, 169, 21)

HSL

hsl(42.1, 83.4%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.1, 90.9%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.2%, 90.9%, 9%)

LAB

lab(73.28, 12.26, 73.8)

LCH

lch(73.28, 74.81, 80.57)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.1563, 80.91)

HWB

hwb(42.1, 8.2%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1554e8

Analogous

#e84015

#e8a915

#bde815

Triadic

#e8a915

#15e8a9

#a915e8

Split-complementary

#e8a915

#15bde8

#4015e8

Tetradic

#e8a915

#54e815

#1554e8

#a915e8

Square

#e8a915

#15e840

#1554e8

#e815bd

Shades

Color #e8a915 mixed toward black.

#c18d11

#9b710e

#74550a

#4d3807

#271c03

Tints

Color #e8a915 mixed toward white.

#edb83b

#f1c662

#f4d489

#f8e3b0

#fbf1d8

Tones

Color #e8a915 mixed toward gray.

#d6a227

#c59b38

#b3944a

#a28d5b

#90866d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d0cf5a · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#d3d863 · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#e57479 · ΔE 38.5

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 27.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e8a915;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e8a915]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#e8a915 (#e8a915) is rgb(232, 169, 21) in RGB.

No, #e8a915 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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