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#E09F2F

#e09f2f ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e09f2f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.84% red, 62.35% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 79.02% yellow and 12.16% black. Its hue angle is 37.97°, with 74.06% saturation and 53.14% 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 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.19.

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Relative luminance0.4085

Complementary

  1. #e09f2f
  2. #2f70e0

Split complementary

  1. #e09f2f
  2. #2fc8e0
  3. #472fe0

Analogous

  1. #e0472f
  2. #e09f2f
  3. #c8e02f

Triadic

  1. #e09f2f
  2. #2fe09f
  3. #9f2fe0

Tetradic

  1. #e09f2f
  2. #70e02f
  3. #2f70e0
  4. #9f2fe0

Square

  1. #e09f2f
  2. #2fe047
  3. #2f70e0
  4. #e02fc8

Monochromatic

  1. #67470f
  2. #a97419
  3. #e09f2f
  4. #eabe72
  5. #f4dcb4

Shades

#e09f2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e09f2f
  2. #ca8f2a
  3. #b37f26
  4. #9d6f21
  5. #865f1c
  6. #705018
  7. #5a4013
  8. #43300e
  9. #2d2009
  10. #161005
  11. #000000

Tints

#e09f2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e09f2f
  2. #e3a944
  3. #e6b259
  4. #e9bc6d
  5. #ecc582
  6. #f0cf97
  7. #f3d9ac
  8. #f6e2c1
  9. #f9ecd5
  10. #fcf5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e09f2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e09f2f
  2. #d69c37
  3. #cd993f
  4. #c39647
  5. #ba934f
  6. #b09058
  7. #a68c60
  8. #9d8968
  9. #938670
  10. #8a8378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3a68b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a21a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b233 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f48e89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9a124 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1ab32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ec9570 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e09f2f {
  color: #e09f2f;
}
Background
.bg-e09f2f {
  background-color: #e09f2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e09f2f {
  border: 2px solid #e09f2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e09f2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 224 159 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 74% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e09f2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e09f2f, #c8e02f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e09f2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(224 159 47 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.19 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.26 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.58 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.64 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.15 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.37 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.53 #1f60d0 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Marigold
#e09f2f  rgb(224, 159, 47)  hsl(38, 74%, 53%)  Marigold
#2f70e0  rgb(47, 112, 224)  hsl(218, 74%, 53%)  Brandeis Blue
#2fe09f  rgb(47, 224, 159)  hsl(158, 74%, 53%)  Caribbean Green
#9f2fe0  rgb(159, 47, 224)  hsl(278, 74%, 53%)  Dark Orchid