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#E8A104

#e8a104 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e8a104 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 63.14% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.6% magenta, 98.28% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 41.32°, with 96.61% 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 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.54.

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Relative luminance0.4265

Complementary

  1. #e8a104
  2. #044be8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a104
  2. #04bde8
  3. #2f04e8

Analogous

  1. #e82f04
  2. #e8a104
  3. #bde804

Triadic

  1. #e8a104
  2. #04e8a1
  3. #a104e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a104
  2. #4be804
  3. #044be8
  4. #a104e8

Square

  1. #e8a104
  2. #04e82f
  3. #044be8
  4. #e804bd

Monochromatic

  1. #523901
  2. #9d6d03
  3. #e8a104
  4. #fcc03d
  5. #fdd988

Shades

#e8a104 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a104
  2. #d19104
  3. #ba8103
  4. #a27103
  5. #8b6102
  6. #745102
  7. #5d4002
  8. #463001
  9. #2e2001
  10. #171000
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a104 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a104
  2. #eaaa1d
  3. #edb436
  4. #efbd4f
  5. #f1c768
  6. #f4d082
  7. #f6d99b
  8. #f8e3b4
  9. #faeccd
  10. #fdf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a104 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a104
  2. #de9e10
  3. #d39a1d
  4. #c99729
  5. #be9436
  6. #b49142
  7. #aa8d4e
  8. #9f8a5b
  9. #958767
  10. #8a8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8a98b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb614 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd8e89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfa300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8ae0f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5966c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a104 {
  color: #e8a104;
}
Background
.bg-e8a104 {
  background-color: #e8a104;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a104 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a104;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a104;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 161 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 97% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a104 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a104, #bde804);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a104 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 161 4 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.54 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.05 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.43 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.79 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.98 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.41 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.42 #175efb Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Marigold
#e8a104  rgb(232, 161, 4)  hsl(41, 97%, 46%)  Marigold
#044be8  rgb(4, 75, 232)  hsl(221, 97%, 46%)  Iris
#04e8a1  rgb(4, 232, 161)  hsl(161, 97%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green
#a104e8  rgb(161, 4, 232)  hsl(281, 97%, 46%)  Vivid Violet