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#E6A42E

#e6a42e ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e6a42e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 64.31% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.7% magenta, 80% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 38.48°, with 78.63% saturation and 54.12% 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 9.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.41.

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Relative luminance0.4357

Complementary

  1. #e6a42e
  2. #2e70e6

Split complementary

  1. #e6a42e
  2. #2ecce6
  3. #482ee6

Analogous

  1. #e6482e
  2. #e6a42e
  3. #cce62e

Triadic

  1. #e6a42e
  2. #2ee6a4
  3. #a42ee6

Tetradic

  1. #e6a42e
  2. #70e62e
  3. #2e70e6
  4. #a42ee6

Square

  1. #e6a42e
  2. #2ee648
  3. #2e70e6
  4. #e62ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #6e4b0d
  2. #b27a15
  3. #e6a42e
  4. #eec272
  5. #f6e0b7

Shades

#e6a42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6a42e
  2. #cf9429
  3. #b88325
  4. #a17320
  5. #8a621c
  6. #735217
  7. #5c4212
  8. #45310e
  9. #2e2109
  10. #171005
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6a42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6a42e
  2. #e9ad43
  3. #ebb658
  4. #eebf6d
  5. #f0c882
  6. #f3d297
  7. #f5dbab
  8. #f8e4c0
  9. #faedd5
  10. #fdf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6a42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6a42e
  2. #dca036
  3. #d29d3e
  4. #c79947
  5. #bd964f
  6. #b39257
  7. #a98e5f
  8. #9f8b67
  9. #948770
  10. #8a8478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8ac8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca716 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb733 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa928e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cea622 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7b031 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f39a73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6a42e {
  color: #e6a42e;
}
Background
.bg-e6a42e {
  background-color: #e6a42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6a42e {
  border: 2px solid #e6a42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6a42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 164 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 79% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6a42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6a42e, #cce62e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6a42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 164 46 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.41 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.70 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.19 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.81 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.32 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.40 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.51 #195bd1 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Marigold
#e6a42e  rgb(230, 164, 46)  hsl(38, 79%, 54%)  Marigold
#2e70e6  rgb(46, 112, 230)  hsl(218, 79%, 54%)  Brandeis Blue
#2ee6a4  rgb(46, 230, 164)  hsl(158, 79%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green
#a42ee6  rgb(164, 46, 230)  hsl(278, 79%, 54%)  Dark Orchid