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#E8A111

#e8a111 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e8a111 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.6% magenta, 92.67% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 40.19°, with 86.35% saturation and 48.82% 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 9.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.09.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4269

Complementary

  1. #e8a111
  2. #1158e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a111
  2. #11c3e8
  3. #3611e8

Analogous

  1. #e83611
  2. #e8a111
  3. #c3e811

Triadic

  1. #e8a111
  2. #11e8a1
  3. #a111e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a111
  2. #58e811
  3. #1158e8
  4. #a111e8

Square

  1. #e8a111
  2. #11e836
  3. #1158e8
  4. #e811c3

Monochromatic

  1. #593e07
  2. #a1700c
  3. #e8a111
  4. #f2be53
  5. #f8d99a

Shades

#e8a111 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a111
  2. #d1910f
  3. #ba810e
  4. #a2710c
  5. #8b610a
  6. #745109
  7. #5d4007
  8. #463005
  9. #2e2003
  10. #171002
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a111 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a111
  2. #eaaa29
  3. #edb441
  4. #efbd58
  5. #f1c770
  6. #f4d088
  7. #f6d9a0
  8. #f8e3b8
  9. #faeccf
  10. #fdf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a111 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a111
  2. #de9e1c
  3. #d39a27
  4. #c99732
  5. #be943d
  6. #b49149
  7. #aa8d54
  8. #9f8a5f
  9. #95876a
  10. #8a8375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.54:1 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 #ccb61b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd8e89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfa300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8ae18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5966d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a111 {
  color: #e8a111;
}
Background
.bg-e8a111 {
  background-color: #e8a111;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a111 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a111;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a111;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 161 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a111 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a111, #c3e811);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a111 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 161 17 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.09 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.80 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.55 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.65 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.76 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.08 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.14 #175eee Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Marigold
#e8a111  rgb(232, 161, 17)  hsl(40, 86%, 49%)  Marigold
#1158e8  rgb(17, 88, 232)  hsl(220, 86%, 49%)  Ultramarine Blue
#11e8a1  rgb(17, 232, 161)  hsl(160, 86%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#a111e8  rgb(161, 17, 232)  hsl(280, 86%, 49%)  Vivid Violet