Information about #E0A40B color

#E0A40B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E0A40B belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(224, 164, 11) — 87.8% red, 64.3% green, 4.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 24 / 84 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E0A40B is a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Gamboge (#E49B0F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Burnt Yellow (#D5AB09) and Mustard Yellow (#E1AD01).

The recipe behind #E0A40B is rgb(224, 164, 11), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #E0A40B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E0A40B color variations

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

#E0A40B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E0A40B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#B38208

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Black

#000000

#E0A40B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#BB9637

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Grey

#808080

#E0A40B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#E0A40B 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
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#0B47E0
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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
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#390BE0
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#0BB2E0
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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
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#E0390B
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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
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#0BE0A4
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#A40BE0
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#47E00B
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#A40BE0
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#0BE039
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#0B47E0
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#E00BB2
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Nearest named colors to #E0A40B

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

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Mustard Yellow color link
Mustard Yellow

#E1AD01

Starstruck color link
Starstruck

#E6AC00

Bee Yellow color link
Bee Yellow

#E9AB17

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Fashion Gold color link
Fashion Gold

#D2A500

Patrinia Flowers color link
Patrinia Flowers

#D9B611

Google Yellow color link
Google Yellow

#EEB211

Squash color link
Squash

#F2AB15

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Royal Arabian color link
Royal Arabian

#D7991C

#E0A40B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E0A40B
  • RGB224, 164, 11
  • CMYK0, 24, 84, 12
  • CSSrgb(224, 164, 11)
  • HSL43°, 91%, 46%
  • HSL Precise43.099°, 90.638%, 46.078%
  • HSV43°, 95%, 88%
  • HSB43°, 95%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.878
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • GLSLvec3(0.878, 0.643, 0.043)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.878, 0.643, 0.043, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.878, 0.643, 0.043)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE0A40B
  • DECIMAL ID14722059
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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