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#E5A003

#e5a003 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e5a003 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 62.75% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.13% magenta, 98.69% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 41.68°, with 97.41% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.4181

Complementary

  1. #e5a003
  2. #0348e5

Split complementary

  1. #e5a003
  2. #03b9e5
  3. #2f03e5

Analogous

  1. #e52f03
  2. #e5a003
  3. #b9e503

Triadic

  1. #e5a003
  2. #03e5a0
  3. #a003e5

Tetradic

  1. #e5a003
  2. #48e503
  3. #0348e5
  4. #a003e5

Square

  1. #e5a003
  2. #03e52f
  3. #0348e5
  4. #e503b9

Monochromatic

  1. #4e3601
  2. #996b02
  3. #e5a003
  4. #fcc038
  5. #fdd884

Shades

#e5a003 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5a003
  2. #ce9003
  3. #b78002
  4. #a07002
  5. #896002
  6. #735002
  7. #5c4001
  8. #453001
  9. #2e2001
  10. #171000
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5a003 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5a003
  2. #e8aa1c
  3. #eab335
  4. #edbd4f
  5. #efc668
  6. #f2d081
  7. #f5d99a
  8. #f7e3b3
  9. #faeccd
  10. #fcf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5a003 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5a003
  2. #db9d10
  3. #d19a1c
  4. #c79629
  5. #bd9335
  6. #b39042
  7. #a88d4e
  8. #9e8a5b
  9. #948667
  10. #8a8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6a889 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab413 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa8d88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cca200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5ac0e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2956c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5a003 {
  color: #e5a003;
}
Background
.bg-e5a003 {
  background-color: #e5a003;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5a003 {
  border: 2px solid #e5a003;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5a003;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 160 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 97% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5a003 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5a003, #b9e503);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5a003 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 160 3 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.92 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.04 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.99 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.39 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.51 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.90 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.92 #1a5ffc Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Marigold
#e5a003  rgb(229, 160, 3)  hsl(42, 97%, 45%)  Marigold
#0348e5  rgb(3, 72, 229)  hsl(222, 97%, 45%)  Iris
#03e5a0  rgb(3, 229, 160)  hsl(162, 97%, 45%)  Medium Spring Green
#a003e5  rgb(160, 3, 229)  hsl(282, 97%, 45%)  Vivid Violet