Information about #E3A60B color

#E3A60B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E3A60B falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(227, 166, 11) — 89% red, 65.1% green, 4.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 24 / 85 / 11. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#E3A60B presents itself as a intensely saturated warm orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Gamboge (#E49B0F). Slightly further away sit Mustard Yellow (#E1AD01) and Starstruck (#E6AC00).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(227, 166, 11)), which gives #E3A60B its character. On this background, black text reaches a 9.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. #E3A60B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E3A60B color variations

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#E3A60B 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 #E3A60B

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

Starstruck color link
Starstruck

#E6AC00

Bee Yellow color link
Bee Yellow

#E9AB17

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Squash color link
Squash

#F2AB15

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Fashion Gold color link
Fashion Gold

#D2A500

Mustard Gold color link
Mustard Gold

#F1B301

Gold Tips color link
Gold Tips

#DEBA13

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E3A60B
  • RGB227, 166, 11
  • CMYK0, 24, 85, 11
  • CSSrgb(227, 166, 11)
  • HSL43°, 91%, 47%
  • HSL Precise43.056°, 90.756%, 46.667%
  • HSV43°, 95%, 89%
  • HSB43°, 95%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • GLSLvec3(0.890, 0.651, 0.043)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.890, 0.651, 0.043, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.890, 0.651, 0.043)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE3A60B
  • DECIMAL ID14919179
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01