Information about #E0A015 color

#E0A015 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E0A015 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(224, 160, 21) — 87.8% red, 62.7% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 80 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E0A015 is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Gamboge (#E49B0F). Slightly further away sit Orange Gold (#D4A017) and Royal Arabian (#D7991C).

The recipe behind #E0A015 is rgb(224, 160, 21), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E0A015: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E0A015 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#E0A015 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E0A015

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gamboge color link
Gamboge

#E49B0F

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Bee Yellow color link
Bee Yellow

#E9AB17

Marigold color link
Marigold

#EAA221

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Urobilin color link
Urobilin

#E1AD21

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Warm Gold color link
Warm Gold

#DAA428

Squash color link
Squash

#F2AB15

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E0A015
  • RGB224, 160, 21
  • CMYK0, 25, 80, 12
  • CSSrgb(224, 160, 21)
  • HSL41°, 83%, 48%
  • HSL Precise41.084°, 82.857%, 48.039%
  • HSV41°, 91%, 88%
  • HSB41°, 91%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.878
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.878, 0.627, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.878, 0.627, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.878, 0.627, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE0A015
  • DECIMAL ID14721045
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01