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#E5A00A

#e5a00a ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e5a00a 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 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.13% magenta, 95.63% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 41.1°, with 91.63% saturation and 46.86% 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 1.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4182

Complementary

  1. #e5a00a
  2. #0a4fe5

Split complementary

  1. #e5a00a
  2. #0abce5
  3. #330ae5

Analogous

  1. #e5330a
  2. #e5a00a
  3. #bce50a

Triadic

  1. #e5a00a
  2. #0ae5a0
  3. #a00ae5

Tetradic

  1. #e5a00a
  2. #4fe50a
  3. #0a4fe5
  4. #a00ae5

Square

  1. #e5a00a
  2. #0ae533
  3. #0a4fe5
  4. #e50abc

Monochromatic

  1. #523a04
  2. #9c6d07
  3. #e5a00a
  4. #f7bf45
  5. #fad88e

Shades

#e5a00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5a00a
  2. #ce9009
  3. #b78008
  4. #a07007
  5. #896006
  6. #735005
  7. #5c4004
  8. #453003
  9. #2e2002
  10. #171001
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5a00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5a00a
  2. #e8aa23
  3. #eab33b
  4. #edbd54
  5. #efc66c
  6. #f2d085
  7. #f5d99d
  8. #f7e3b6
  9. #faecce
  10. #fcf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5a00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5a00a
  2. #db9d16
  3. #d19a22
  4. #c7962d
  5. #bd9339
  6. #b39045
  7. #a88d51
  8. #9e8a5d
  9. #948668
  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 #cab417 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa8d88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cca200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5ac13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2956c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5a00a {
  color: #e5a00a;
}
Background
.bg-e5a00a {
  background-color: #e5a00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5a00a {
  border: 2px solid #e5a00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5a00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 92% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5a00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5a00a, #bce50a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5a00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.72 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.89 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.05 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.31 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.40 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.76 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.76 #1a5ff5 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Marigold
#e5a00a  rgb(229, 160, 10)  hsl(41, 92%, 47%)  Marigold
#0a4fe5  rgb(10, 79, 229)  hsl(221, 92%, 47%)  Sapphire
#0ae5a0  rgb(10, 229, 160)  hsl(161, 92%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green
#a00ae5  rgb(160, 10, 229)  hsl(281, 92%, 47%)  Vivid Violet