Color #E8970C

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Basic facts about this digital color

#E8970C falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(232, 151, 12) — 91% red, 59.2% green, 4.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 32 / 86 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A intensely saturated orange, #E8970C carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gamboge (#E49B0F). Slightly further away sit Rich Orange (#F38D11) and Saffron Gold (#F08F00).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(232, 151, 12)), which gives #E8970C its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. #E8970C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E8970C color variations

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

#E8970C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.

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White

#E8970C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.

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Black

#E8970C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.

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Grey

#E8970C 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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#E8970C 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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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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Triadic

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

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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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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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Nearest named colors to #E8970C

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

Gamboge

#E49B0F

Rich Orange

#F38D11

Saffron Gold

#F08F00

Harvest Gold

#DA9100

Kumquat

#FB9912

Bitcoin

#F7931A

Mastercard Yellow

#F79E1B

Carrot Orange

#ED9121

Fulvous

#E48400

Bee Yellow

#E9AB17

Royal Arabian

#D7991C

Marigold

#EAA221

#E8970C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

HEX#E8970C
RGB232, 151, 12
CMYK0, 32, 86, 9
CSSrgb(232, 151, 12)

HSL38°, 90%, 48%
HSL Precise37.909°, 90.164%, 47.843%
HSV38°, 95%, 91%
HSB38°, 95%, 91%

Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.910
Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047

GLSLvec3(0.910, 0.592, 0.047)
GLSL with alphavec4(0.910, 0.592, 0.047, 1.000)
HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.910, 0.592, 0.047)

Percentage of Red in RGB91%
Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%

Color FamilyOrange
Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
Lightness FamilyLight

HEX IDE8970C
DECIMAL ID15243020
Name LengthThis color has no name

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