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#E8A012

#e8a012 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e8a012 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 62.75% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.03% magenta, 92.24% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 39.81°, with 85.6% saturation and 49.02% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 0.92.

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Relative luminance0.4234

Complementary

  1. #e8a012
  2. #125ae8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a012
  2. #12c5e8
  3. #3512e8

Analogous

  1. #e83512
  2. #e8a012
  3. #c5e812

Triadic

  1. #e8a012
  2. #12e8a0
  3. #a012e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a012
  2. #5ae812
  3. #125ae8
  4. #a012e8

Square

  1. #e8a012
  2. #12e835
  3. #125ae8
  4. #e812c5

Monochromatic

  1. #5a3e07
  2. #a16f0c
  3. #e8a012
  4. #f2bd55
  5. #f7d89c

Shades

#e8a012 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a012
  2. #d19010
  3. #ba800e
  4. #a2700d
  5. #8b600b
  6. #745009
  7. #5d4007
  8. #463005
  9. #2e2004
  10. #171002
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a012 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a012
  2. #eaaa2a
  3. #edb341
  4. #efbd59
  5. #f1c671
  6. #f4d089
  7. #f6d9a0
  8. #f8e3b8
  9. #faecd0
  10. #fdf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a012 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a012
  2. #de9d1d
  3. #d39a28
  4. #c99633
  5. #be933e
  6. #b49049
  7. #aa8d54
  8. #9f8a5f
  9. #95866a
  10. #8a8375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8a98b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb51c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd8d89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cea200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7ad18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5956d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a012 {
  color: #e8a012;
}
Background
.bg-e8a012 {
  background-color: #e8a012;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a012 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a012;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a012;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 160 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a012 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a012, #c5e812);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a012 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 160 18 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 0.92 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.45 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.50 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.87 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.48 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.98 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.14 #175fed Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Marigold
#e8a012  rgb(232, 160, 18)  hsl(40, 86%, 49%)  Marigold
#125ae8  rgb(18, 90, 232)  hsl(220, 86%, 49%)  Royal Blue
#12e8a0  rgb(18, 232, 160)  hsl(160, 86%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#a012e8  rgb(160, 18, 232)  hsl(280, 86%, 49%)  Vivid Violet