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#E3A00A

#e3a00a ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e3a00a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.52% magenta, 95.59% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 41.47°, with 91.56% saturation and 46.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.15.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4149

Complementary

  1. #e3a00a
  2. #0a4de3

Split complementary

  1. #e3a00a
  2. #0abae3
  3. #330ae3

Analogous

  1. #e3330a
  2. #e3a00a
  3. #bae30a

Triadic

  1. #e3a00a
  2. #0ae3a0
  3. #a00ae3

Tetradic

  1. #e3a00a
  2. #4de30a
  3. #0a4de3
  4. #a00ae3

Square

  1. #e3a00a
  2. #0ae333
  3. #0a4de3
  4. #e30aba

Monochromatic

  1. #503904
  2. #9a6c07
  3. #e3a00a
  4. #f7bf43
  5. #fad88c

Shades

#e3a00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3a00a
  2. #cc9009
  3. #b68008
  4. #9f7007
  5. #886006
  6. #725005
  7. #5b4004
  8. #443003
  9. #2d2002
  10. #171001
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3a00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3a00a
  2. #e6aa23
  3. #e9b33b
  4. #ebbd54
  5. #eec66c
  6. #f1d085
  7. #f4d99d
  8. #f7e3b6
  9. #f9ecce
  10. #fcf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3a00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3a00a
  2. #d99d16
  3. #cf9a22
  4. #c5962d
  5. #bb9339
  6. #b29045
  7. #a88d51
  8. #9e8a5d
  9. #948668
  10. #8a8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5a889 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b318 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f88d88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cba200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4ac13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0956c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3a00a {
  color: #e3a00a;
}
Background
.bg-e3a00a {
  background-color: #e3a00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3a00a {
  border: 2px solid #e3a00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3a00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 92% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3a00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3a00a, #bae30a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3a00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.15 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.22 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.57 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.81 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.86 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.93 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.10 #1c5ff5 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Marigold
#e3a00a  rgb(227, 160, 10)  hsl(41, 92%, 46%)  Marigold
#0a4de3  rgb(10, 77, 227)  hsl(221, 92%, 46%)  Sapphire
#0ae3a0  rgb(10, 227, 160)  hsl(161, 92%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#a00ae3  rgb(160, 10, 227)  hsl(281, 92%, 46%)  Dark Violet