Deep Carrot Orange (#E9692C)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 3.22:1 — vs black: 6.52:1

Color values

HEX #E9692C
RGB rgb(233, 105, 44)
HSL hsl(19, 81%, 54%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 55, 81, 9 )
Websafe #FF6633

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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Bold (205)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E9692C based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Deep Carrot Orange
#E9692C Base

#2CACE9

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Deep Carrot Orange
#E9692C Base

#E92C4D

#E9C82C

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Deep Carrot Orange
#E9692C Base

#2CE969

#692CE9

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Deep Carrot Orange
#E9692C Base

#2CE9C8

#2C4DE9

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Deep Carrot Orange
#E9692C Base

#4DE92C

#2CACE9

#C82CE9

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Deep Carrot Orange
#E9692C Base

#702C0C

#B64713

#D65416

#ED8351

#F09A71

#F7CBB7

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Deep Carrot Orange, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #170902

— #451B07

— #722D0C

— #A03F11

— #CD5115

Deep Carrot Orange #E9692C Base

— #ED8452

— #F19E77

— #F5B99D

— #F9D4C2

— #FDEFE8

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E9692C. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E9692C;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E9692C;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E9692C;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E9692C,
        #2CACE9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E9692C,
        #2CACE9
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$deep-carrot-orange: #E9692C;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$deep-carrot-orange-r: 233;
$deep-carrot-orange-g: 105;
$deep-carrot-orange-b: 44;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $deep-carrot-orange;
    color: rgba($deep-carrot-orange-r, $deep-carrot-orange-g, $deep-carrot-orange-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Deep Carrot Orange appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #E9692C How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #9D9D1A Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #80802F Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #EB6464 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #8F8F8F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Deep Carrot Orange ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Deep Carrot Orange #E9692C Base

Vivid Vermilion #E56024 ΔE 2.28

Vivid Red-tangelo #DF6124 ΔE 2.79

Persimmon #EC5800 ΔE 3.87

Spanish Orange #E86100 ΔE 3.95

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.