Information about #E99001 color

#E99001 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E99001 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(233, 144, 1) — 91.4% red, 56.5% green, 0.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 35 / 91 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E99001 reads as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Saffron Gold (#F08F00). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Fulvous (#E48400) and Tangerine (#F28500).

The recipe behind #E99001 is rgb(233, 144, 1), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E99001: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E99001 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E99001 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#E99001 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E99001

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E99001
  • RGB233, 144, 1
  • CMYK0, 35, 91, 9
  • CSSrgb(233, 144, 1)
  • HSL37°, 99%, 46%
  • HSL Precise36.983°, 99.145%, 45.882%
  • HSV37°, 100%, 91%
  • HSB37°, 100%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.914, 0.565, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.914, 0.565, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.914, 0.565, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB91.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE99001
  • DECIMAL ID15306753
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01