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#E7A005

#e7a005 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e7a005 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 62.75% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.74% magenta, 97.84% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 41.15°, with 95.76% saturation and 46.27% 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 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.5.

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Relative luminance0.4214

Complementary

  1. #e7a005
  2. #054ce7

Split complementary

  1. #e7a005
  2. #05bde7
  3. #2f05e7

Analogous

  1. #e72f05
  2. #e7a005
  3. #bde705

Triadic

  1. #e7a005
  2. #05e7a0
  3. #a005e7

Tetradic

  1. #e7a005
  2. #4ce705
  3. #054ce7
  4. #a005e7

Square

  1. #e7a005
  2. #05e72f
  3. #054ce7
  4. #e705bd

Monochromatic

  1. #513802
  2. #9c6c03
  3. #e7a005
  4. #fbbf3e
  5. #fcd889

Shades

#e7a005 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7a005
  2. #d09005
  3. #b98004
  4. #a27004
  5. #8b6003
  6. #745003
  7. #5c4002
  8. #453002
  9. #2e2001
  10. #171001
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7a005 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7a005
  2. #e9aa1e
  3. #ecb337
  4. #eebd50
  5. #f1c669
  6. #f3d082
  7. #f5d99b
  8. #f8e3b4
  9. #faeccd
  10. #fdf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7a005 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7a005
  2. #dd9d11
  3. #d29a1e
  4. #c8962a
  5. #be9336
  6. #b49043
  7. #a98d4f
  8. #9f8a5b
  9. #958667
  10. #8a8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7a88a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb514 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc8d88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cea200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7ad0f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4956c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7a005 {
  color: #e7a005;
}
Background
.bg-e7a005 {
  background-color: #e7a005;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7a005 {
  border: 2px solid #e7a005;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7a005;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 160 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 96% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7a005 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7a005, #bde705);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7a005 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 160 5 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.50 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.76 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.48 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.87 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.96 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.49 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.56 #185ffa Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Marigold
#e7a005  rgb(231, 160, 5)  hsl(41, 96%, 46%)  Marigold
#054ce7  rgb(5, 76, 231)  hsl(221, 96%, 46%)  Iris
#05e7a0  rgb(5, 231, 160)  hsl(161, 96%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green
#a005e7  rgb(160, 5, 231)  hsl(281, 96%, 46%)  Vivid Violet