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#e49f21

a balanced, electric orange · warm · closest name: orange

RGB
228, 159, 33
HSL
39°, 78%, 51%
CMYK
0, 30, 86, 11
Luminance
0.4140

Every format

HEX#e49f21
RGBrgb(228, 159, 33)
HSLhsl(39, 78%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 86%, 11%)
LABlab(70.5 16.1 68.7)
LCHlch(70.5 70.5 76.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.751 0.150 75.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #e49f21;
background-color: #e49f21;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#e49f21] bg-[#e49f21]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #e49f21;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.894, green: 0.624, blue: 0.129)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#e49f21")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#e49f21 on white: 2.26:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#e49f21 on black: 9.28:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red89.4%
Green62.4%
Blue12.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta30.3%
Yellow85.5%
Key (black)10.6%

Color previews

#e49f21 text on a black background

contrast 9.28:1

Card sample

#e49f21 text on a white background

contrast 2.26:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #e49f21;
Background color
Panel with #e49f21 background
background-color: #e49f21;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #e49f21;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(228, 159, 33, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(228, 159, 33, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #e49f21;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e49f21, #A7E421);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #e49f21

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #e49f21 in the Color Lab