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#E8A135

#e8a135 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8a135 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 63.14% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.6% magenta, 77.16% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 36.2°, with 79.56% saturation and 55.88% 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 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.08.

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Relative luminance0.429

Complementary

  1. #e8a135
  2. #357ce8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a135
  2. #35d6e8
  3. #4735e8

Analogous

  1. #e84735
  2. #e8a135
  3. #d6e835

Triadic

  1. #e8a135
  2. #35e8a1
  3. #a135e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a135
  2. #7ce835
  3. #357ce8
  4. #a135e8

Square

  1. #e8a135
  2. #35e847
  3. #357ce8
  4. #e835d6

Monochromatic

  1. #764d0d
  2. #bb7915
  3. #e8a135
  4. #f0c17a
  5. #f8e1be

Shades

#e8a135 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a135
  2. #d19130
  3. #ba812a
  4. #a27125
  5. #8b6120
  6. #74511b
  7. #5d4015
  8. #463010
  9. #2e200b
  10. #171005
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a135 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a135
  2. #eaaa49
  3. #edb45d
  4. #efbd72
  5. #f1c786
  6. #f4d09a
  7. #f6d9ae
  8. #f8e3c2
  9. #faecd7
  10. #fdf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a135 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a135
  2. #de9e3d
  3. #d39a44
  4. #c9974c
  5. #be9453
  6. #b4915b
  7. #aa8d62
  8. #9f8a6a
  9. #958771
  10. #8a8379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8aa8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa523 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb639 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd8f8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cea32b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7ae37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f59673 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a135 {
  color: #e8a135;
}
Background
.bg-e8a135 {
  background-color: #e8a135;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a135 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a135;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a135;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 161 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 80% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a135 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a135, #d6e835);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a135 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 161 53 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.08 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.80 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.06 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.62 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.84 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.10 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.17 #175eca Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Marigold
#e8a135  rgb(232, 161, 53)  hsl(36, 80%, 56%)  Marigold
#357ce8  rgb(53, 124, 232)  hsl(216, 80%, 56%)  Tufts Blue
#35e8a1  rgb(53, 232, 161)  hsl(156, 80%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#a135e8  rgb(161, 53, 232)  hsl(276, 80%, 56%)  Vivid Violet