#E69500 Color

#E69500 is rgb(230, 149, 0) in RGB, hsl(39, 100%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 100%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Gamboge (#E49B0F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E69500

HEX#E69500

RGBrgb(230, 149, 0)

HSLhsl(39, 100%, 45%)

HSVhsv(39, 100%, 90%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 100%, 10%)

OKLCHoklch(73.4% 0.158 71)

LABlab(68.86% 25.13 73.27)

LCHlch(68.86% 77.46 71.07)

What #E69500 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E69500, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Gamboge#E49B0FΔE 4.19 Harvest Gold#DA9100ΔE 4.54 Marigold#EAA221ΔE 6.55 Carrot Orange#ED9121ΔE 7.59 Cantaloupe#FFA62BΔE 7.67 Bright Yellow (Crayola)#FFAA1DΔE 8.26

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#E69500 Channel Values

How #E69500 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 230 · G 149 · B 0	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 39° · S 100% · L 45%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 39° · S 100% · V 90%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 35% · Y 100% · K 10%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.42:1 vs white · 8.66:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E69500 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E69500

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E69500; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #E69500

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #E69500 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E69500

Protanopia#A7A700

Protanomaly#C3A000

Deuteranopia#B5B500

Deuteranomaly#CBA900

Tritanopia#EB8C8C

Tritanomaly#E9906F

Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

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Using #E69500 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e69500: #E69500;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E69500;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e69500': '#E69500' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.902, green: 0.584, blue: 0.000)

Android XML<color name="color_e69500">#E69500</color>

SVG fillfill="#E69500"

More Orange Colors

#E69500 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

e6be8a e63d00 e74e14 e5aa70 e78c4b e5962e e78f50 e56024 e79255 e4d1b9 e7cba7 e4ad77 ed872d f4ceb3 fad7b7 fdf8f1 ff7847 ffa500 ffbf47 ffdec2 ffede5 987456 c9c0bb dcae96

#E69500 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E69500?

#E69500 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(230, 149, 0) in RGB and hsl(39, 100%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Gamboge (#E49B0F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.19.

What is the RGB value of #E69500?

#E69500 is rgb(230, 149, 0) — red 230, green 149, and blue 0 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E69500?

#E69500 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 100%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E69500 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E69500 scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E69500 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E69500 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is orange (#FFA500) at a CIE76 distance of 9.23, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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