#e3a232 Color Information

#e3a232 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #e3a232. In RGB, it consists of 89.0% Red, 63.5% Green, and 19.6% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 28.6% Magenta, 78% Yellow, and 11% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 38.0°, with saturation of 76% and lightness of 54.3%. The decimal value for #e3a232 is 14918194, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e3a232 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#e3a232 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color227, 162, 50 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color89.0%, 63.5%, 19.6% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.110, 0.365, 0.804 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.286, 0.78, 0.11 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color38.0°, 76.0%, 54.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color38.0°, 78.0%, 89.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color45.175, 42.402, 8.821 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color153, 227, 50 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14918194 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color71.147, 14.567, 63.714 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)71.147, 65.358, 77.121 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color71.147, 53.187, 65.599 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color65.117, 9.880, 37.550 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.469, 0.440, 42.402 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293108274 / 0xffe3a232 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9933 Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #e3a232

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e3a232, its pure hue is 38.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.0%, and its lightness is 54.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #e3a232, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c1406 to #c78e2c.

Tints of #e3a232

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e3a232, its pure hue is 38.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.0%, and its lightness is 54.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #e3a232, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e7ae4c to #fcf3e5.

Tones of #e3a232

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e3a232, its pure hue is 38.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 76.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #e3a232, which range from #8b8b8b (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffa916 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e3a232

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e3a232! For #e3a232, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #e3a232. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e3a232

This color, #e3a232, consists of 89.0% Red, 63.5% Green, and 19.6% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 227, Green = 162, Blue = 50. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e3a232 is 0% Cyan, 28.6% Magenta, 78% Yellow, and 11% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R89.0%
C0.0%
G63.5%
M28.6%
B19.6%
Y78.0%
K11.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 227 162 50
Octal 343 242 62
Hexa #e3 #a2 #32
Binary 11100011 10100010 00110010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 28 77 10
Octal 0 34 115 12
Hexa #00 #1c #4d #0a
Binary 00000000 00011100 01001101 00001010

Analogous Colors of #e3a232

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e3a232 — which has hue 38.0° — its analogous colors are located at 8.0° and 68.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e3a232.

Triadic Colors of #e3a232

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #e3a232 — which has hue 38.0° — its triadic colors are located at 38.0° and 278.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e3a232.

Complementary Color of #e3a232

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e3a232 — which has hue 38.0° — its complementary color is located at 218.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e3a232.

Split Complementary Colors of #e3a232

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #e3a232 — which has hue 38.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 38.0° and 248.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e3a232.

Tetradic Colors of #e3a232

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #e3a232 — which has hue 38.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 308.0°, 38.0°, 128.0°, and 218.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e3a232.

Monochromatic Colors of #e3a232

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e3a232, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #845e1d — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f8d292 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e3a232

We want to make getting started with #e3a232 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e3a232 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e3a232 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #e3a232 with other HTML elements.

#e3a232 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e3a232.
<span style="color: #e3a232;">The color of this text is #e3a232.</span>

#e3a232 Background Color

The background color for this text is #e3a232.
<div style="background-color: #e3a232; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e3a232.</div>

#e3a232 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e3a232.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e3a232;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e3a232.</span>

#e3a232 Border Color

This is a div with border color #e3a232.
<div style="border: #e3a232 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e3a232.</div>

#e3a232 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e3a232 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e3a232; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e3a232 on a white background.</div></div>

#e3a232 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e3a232 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e3a232; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e3a232 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e3a232 to White

This is a gradient from #e3a232 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e3a232,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e3a232,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e3a232,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e3a232,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e3a232 to white.</div>

Gradient from #e3a232 to Black

This is a gradient from #e3a232 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e3a232,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e3a232,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e3a232,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e3a232,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e3a232 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e3a232

In addition to using #e3a232 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #e3a232 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e3a232, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 227, Green = 162, Blue = 50). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e3a232 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #e3a232
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(227, 162, 50)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e3a232; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e3a232; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e3a232; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(227, 162, 50);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e3a232")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:227, green:162, blue:50, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:227 green:162 blue:50 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(227f, 162f, 50f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(227, 162, 50);
 

#e3a232 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e3a232 the same way. For those with color blindness, #e3a232 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e3a232 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e3a232 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #e3a232 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #e3a232 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #e3a232 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.2:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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