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#E8A030

#e8a030 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8a030 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 62.75% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.03% magenta, 79.31% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 36.52°, with 80% saturation and 54.9% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.4251

Complementary

  1. #e8a030
  2. #3078e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a030
  2. #30d4e8
  3. #4430e8

Analogous

  1. #e84430
  2. #e8a030
  3. #d4e830

Triadic

  1. #e8a030
  2. #30e8a0
  3. #a030e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a030
  2. #78e830
  3. #3078e8
  4. #a030e8

Square

  1. #e8a030
  2. #30e844
  3. #3078e8
  4. #e830d4

Monochromatic

  1. #724b0d
  2. #b77714
  3. #e8a030
  4. #f0c075
  5. #f7dfba

Shades

#e8a030 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a030
  2. #d1902b
  3. #ba8026
  4. #a27022
  5. #8b601d
  6. #745018
  7. #5d4013
  8. #46300e
  9. #2e200a
  10. #171005
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a030 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a030
  2. #eaaa45
  3. #edb359
  4. #efbd6e
  5. #f1c683
  6. #f4d098
  7. #f6d9ac
  8. #f8e3c1
  9. #faecd6
  10. #fdf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a030 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a030
  2. #de9d38
  3. #d39a40
  4. #c99648
  5. #be9350
  6. #b49058
  7. #aa8d60
  8. #9f8a68
  9. #958670
  10. #8a8378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8a98d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a41b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab534 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd8d8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cea225 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7ad32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f59571 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a030 {
  color: #e8a030;
}
Background
.bg-e8a030 {
  background-color: #e8a030;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a030 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a030;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a030;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 160 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 80% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a030 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a030, #d4e830);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a030 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 160 48 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.79 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.37 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.51 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.65 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.80 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.98 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.31 #175fcf Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Marigold
#e8a030  rgb(232, 160, 48)  hsl(37, 80%, 55%)  Marigold
#3078e8  rgb(48, 120, 232)  hsl(217, 80%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#30e8a0  rgb(48, 232, 160)  hsl(157, 80%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#a030e8  rgb(160, 48, 232)  hsl(277, 80%, 55%)  Vivid Violet