#e9af0c

Color #e9af0c

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 8.64 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#e9af0c

RGB

rgb(233, 175, 12)

HSL

hsl(44.3, 90.2%, 48%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.3, 94.8%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 94.8%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(74.83, 9.4, 76.36)

LCH

lch(74.83, 76.94, 82.98)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.1596, 84.18)

HWB

hwb(44.3, 4.7%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0c46e9

Analogous

#e9410c

#e9af0c

#b4e90c

Triadic

#e9af0c

#0ce9af

#af0ce9

Split-complementary

#e9af0c

#0cb4e9

#410ce9

Tetradic

#e9af0c

#46e90c

#0c46e9

#af0ce9

Square

#e9af0c

#0ce941

#0c46e9

#e90cb4

Shades

Color #e9af0c mixed toward black.

#c2920a

#9b7508

#745806

#4e3a04

#271d02

Tints

Color #e9af0c mixed toward white.

#f4c02d

#f6cd57

#f9d981

#fbe6ab

#fdf2d5

Tones

Color #e9af0c mixed toward gray.

#d6a61e

#c49d31

#b29543

#9f8c56

#8d8368

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d2d25c · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#d6da65 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#e7787d · ΔE 40.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 28.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e9af0c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e9af0c]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#e9af0c (#e9af0c) is rgb(233, 175, 12) in RGB.

No, #e9af0c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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