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#E8A213

#e8a213 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e8a213 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 63.53% green and 7.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.17% magenta, 91.81% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 40.28°, with 84.86% saturation and 49.22% 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 9.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.22.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4304

Complementary

  1. #e8a213
  2. #1359e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a213
  2. #13c4e8
  3. #3713e8

Analogous

  1. #e83713
  2. #e8a213
  3. #c4e813

Triadic

  1. #e8a213
  2. #13e8a2
  3. #a213e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a213
  2. #59e813
  3. #1359e8
  4. #a213e8

Square

  1. #e8a213
  2. #13e837
  3. #1359e8
  4. #e813c4

Monochromatic

  1. #5b3f07
  2. #a1710d
  3. #e8a213
  4. #f1be56
  5. #f7d99d

Shades

#e8a213 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a213
  2. #d19211
  3. #ba820f
  4. #a2710d
  5. #8b610b
  6. #74510a
  7. #5d4108
  8. #463106
  9. #2e2004
  10. #171002
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a213 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a213
  2. #eaab2b
  3. #edb542
  4. #efbe5a
  5. #f1c771
  6. #f4d189
  7. #f6daa1
  8. #f8e3b8
  9. #faecd0
  10. #fdf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a213 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a213
  2. #de9f1e
  3. #d39b29
  4. #c99834
  5. #be943f
  6. #b4914a
  7. #aa8e54
  8. #9f8a5f
  9. #95876a
  10. #8a8375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9aa8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb61d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd8f8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfa400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8af19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5976e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a213 {
  color: #e8a213;
}
Background
.bg-e8a213 {
  background-color: #e8a213;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a213 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a213;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a213;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 162 19;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 85% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a213 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a213, #c4e813);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a213 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 162 19 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.22 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.10 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.29 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.78 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.98 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.08 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.11 #175dec Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Marigold
#e8a213  rgb(232, 162, 19)  hsl(40, 85%, 49%)  Marigold
#1359e8  rgb(19, 89, 232)  hsl(220, 85%, 49%)  Royal Blue
#13e8a2  rgb(19, 232, 162)  hsl(160, 85%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#a213e8  rgb(162, 19, 232)  hsl(280, 85%, 49%)  Vivid Violet