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#DEA137

#dea137 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dea137 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.06% red, 63.14% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.48% magenta, 75.23% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 38.08°, with 71.67% saturation and 54.31% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.413

Complementary

  1. #dea137
  2. #3774de

Split complementary

  1. #dea137
  2. #37c8de
  3. #4d37de

Analogous

  1. #de4d37
  2. #dea137
  3. #c8de37

Triadic

  1. #dea137
  2. #37dea1
  3. #a137de

Tetradic

  1. #dea137
  2. #74de37
  3. #3774de
  4. #a137de

Square

  1. #dea137
  2. #37de4d
  3. #3774de
  4. #de37c8

Monochromatic

  1. #6a4a12
  2. #ac781c
  3. #dea137
  4. #e9c079
  5. #f4dfba

Shades

#dea137 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dea137
  2. #c89132
  3. #b2812c
  4. #9b7127
  5. #856121
  6. #6f511c
  7. #594016
  8. #433011
  9. #2c200b
  10. #161006
  11. #000000

Tints

#dea137 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dea137
  2. #e1aa4b
  3. #e5b45f
  4. #e8bd73
  5. #ebc787
  6. #efd09b
  7. #f2d9af
  8. #f5e3c3
  9. #f8ecd7
  10. #fcf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dea137 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dea137
  2. #d59e3e
  3. #cb9a46
  4. #c2974d
  5. #b89454
  6. #af915c
  7. #a68d63
  8. #9c8a6a
  9. #938771
  10. #898379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2a88c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a327 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b23b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1908c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8a22e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0ac39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea9773 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dea137 {
  color: #dea137;
}
Background
.bg-dea137 {
  background-color: #dea137;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dea137 {
  border: 2px solid #dea137;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dea137;
  --color-primary-rgb: 222 161 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 72% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dea137 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dea137, #c8de37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dea137 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(222 161 55 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.90 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.26 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.10 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.14 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.60 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.63 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.86 #215ec8 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Marigold
#dea137  rgb(222, 161, 55)  hsl(38, 72%, 54%)  Marigold
#3774de  rgb(55, 116, 222)  hsl(218, 72%, 54%)  Brandeis Blue
#37dea1  rgb(55, 222, 161)  hsl(158, 72%, 54%)  Caribbean Green
#a137de  rgb(161, 55, 222)  hsl(278, 72%, 54%)  Dark Orchid