Information about #E49C21 color

#E49C21 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E49C21 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(228, 156, 33) (89.4% red, 61.2% green, 12.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 28 / 76 / 11 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated orange, #E49C21 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Marigold (#EAA221). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Goldenrod (#DAA520) and Carrot Orange (#ED9121).

In RGB terms — rgb(228, 156, 33) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #E49C21 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E49C21 color variations

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

#E49C21 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E49C21 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E49C21 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E49C21 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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#E49C21 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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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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#21CAE4
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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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#E43B21
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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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#21E49C
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#9C21E4
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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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#68E421
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#2168E4
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#9C21E4
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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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#21E43B
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#2168E4
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#E421CA
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Nearest named colors to #E49C21

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

Marigold color link
Marigold

#EAA221

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Carrot Orange color link
Carrot Orange

#ED9121

Royal Arabian color link
Royal Arabian

#D7991C

Warm Gold color link
Warm Gold

#DAA428

Buttercup color link
Buttercup

#DA9429

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Urobilin color link
Urobilin

#E1AD21

Gamboge color link
Gamboge

#E49B0F

Bee Yellow color link
Bee Yellow

#E9AB17

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Mastercard Yellow color link
Mastercard Yellow

#F79E1B

#E49C21 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E49C21
  • RGB228, 156, 33
  • CMYK0, 28, 76, 11
  • CSSrgb(228, 156, 33)
  • HSL38°, 78%, 51%
  • HSL Precise37.846°, 78.313%, 51.176%
  • HSV38°, 86%, 89%
  • HSB38°, 86%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • GLSLvec3(0.894, 0.612, 0.129)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.894, 0.612, 0.129, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.894, 0.612, 0.129)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE49C21
  • DECIMAL ID14982177
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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