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#E4A124

#e4a124 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e4a124 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 63.14% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.39% magenta, 84.21% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 39.06°, with 78.05% saturation and 51.76% 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 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.27.

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Relative luminance0.4211

Complementary

  1. #e4a124
  2. #2467e4

Split complementary

  1. #e4a124
  2. #24c7e4
  3. #4124e4

Analogous

  1. #e44124
  2. #e4a124
  3. #c7e424

Triadic

  1. #e4a124
  2. #24e4a1
  3. #a124e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4a124
  2. #67e424
  3. #2467e4
  4. #a124e4

Square

  1. #e4a124
  2. #24e441
  3. #2467e4
  4. #e424c7

Monochromatic

  1. #63450c
  2. #a77415
  3. #e4a124
  4. #ecbe68
  5. #f5dbac

Shades

#e4a124 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4a124
  2. #cd9120
  3. #b6811d
  4. #a07119
  5. #896116
  6. #725112
  7. #5b400e
  8. #44300b
  9. #2e2007
  10. #171004
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4a124 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4a124
  2. #e7aa3a
  3. #e9b450
  4. #ecbd66
  5. #efc77c
  6. #f2d092
  7. #f4d9a7
  8. #f7e3bd
  9. #faecd3
  10. #fcf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4a124 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4a124
  2. #da9e2d
  3. #d09a36
  4. #c69740
  5. #bc9449
  6. #b29152
  7. #a88d5b
  8. #9e8a64
  9. #94876e
  10. #8a8377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6a98b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab42a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f98f8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cca312 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5ad28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1966f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4a124 {
  color: #e4a124;
}
Background
.bg-e4a124 {
  background-color: #e4a124;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4a124 {
  border: 2px solid #e4a124;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4a124;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 161 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 78% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4a124 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4a124, #c7e424);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4a124 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 161 36 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.27 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.92 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.09 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.41 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.49 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.13 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.16 #1b5edb Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Marigold
#e4a124  rgb(228, 161, 36)  hsl(39, 78%, 52%)  Marigold
#2467e4  rgb(36, 103, 228)  hsl(219, 78%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#24e4a1  rgb(36, 228, 161)  hsl(159, 78%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#a124e4  rgb(161, 36, 228)  hsl(279, 78%, 52%)  Dark Orchid