#ef990b

Color #ef990b

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 7.1 Nearest Tailwind class amber-500 #fe9a00 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ef990b

RGB

rgb(239, 153, 11)

HSL

hsl(37.4, 91.2%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.4, 95.4%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36%, 95.4%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(70.29, 23.6, 73.59)

LCH

lch(70.29, 77.28, 72.22)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.1616, 69.5)

HWB

hwb(37.4, 4.3%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0b61ef

Analogous

#ef270b

#ef990b

#d3ef0b

Triadic

#ef990b

#0bef99

#990bef

Split-complementary

#ef990b

#0bd3ef

#270bef

Tetradic

#ef990b

#61ef0b

#0b61ef

#990bef

Square

#ef990b

#0bef27

#0b61ef

#ef0bd3

Shades

Color #ef990b mixed toward black.

#c78009

#9f6607

#774d05

#503304

#281a02

Tints

Color #ef990b mixed toward white.

#f5ab30

#f7bc59

#f9cd83

#fbddac

#fdeed6

Tones

Color #ef990b mixed toward gray.

#dc941e

#c99031

#b68b44

#a38657

#90826a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cfcf50 · ΔE 25.2

Deuteranopia

#d4da58 · ΔE 27.5

Tritanopia

#ec686d · ΔE 33.8

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 28.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ef990b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ef990b]

Related colors

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Orange #ffa500

Navajo White #ffdead

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ef990b (#ef990b) is rgb(239, 153, 11) in RGB.

No, #ef990b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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