All About Color Gamboge

#E49B0F

Gamboge is a warm and vibrant orange color. It's a lively and energetic color, ideal for creating a vibrant and lively space.

About Gamboge

Gamboge is a medium orange color with the hex code #E49B0F. In RGB it is red 228, green 155, blue 15; in HSL it is hue 39°, saturation 88%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 0%, 32%, 93%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 2.33:1 on white and 8.99:1 on black.

#E49B0F Color Conversion

Hex tripletE4, 9B, 0F
CMYK0.00%, 32.02%, 93.42%, 10.59%
RGB Decimal228, 155, 15
HSL39°, 88%, 48%
RGB Octal344, 233, 17
HSV (HSB)39.44°, 93.42%, 89.41%
RGB Binary11100100, 10011011, 1111
CIE-L*AB69.45, 17.90, 71.82
RGB Percent89.41%, 60.78%, 5.88%
CIE-L*CH69.45, 74.02, 76.01
XYZ43.80, 39.97, 5.86
CIE-L*UV69.45, 60.72, 68.58
xyY0.49, 0.45, 39.97
Hunter-Lab63.22, 13.03, 38.76
RYB49.44%, 89.41%, 5.88%

Color Accessibility Scores

#E49B0F on a dark background: contrast 8.99:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#E49B0F on a light background: contrast 2.33:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of Gamboge, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around Gamboge. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#E49B0F · #F5BF5C · #906109 · #0F5AE6 · #5C91F5

Analogous palette

#E60F5A · #E62F0F · #E49B0F · #C6E60F · #5AE60F

Triadic palette

#E49B0F · #0FE69B · #9B0FE6 · #F5BF5C · #5CF5BF

Tetradic palette

#E49B0F · #0FE62F · #0F5AE6 · #E60FC6 · #906109

Monochromatic palette

#563A06 · #9E6A0A · #E49B0F · #F4BA4E · #F8D696

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