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#E8A224

#e8a224 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e8a224 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 63.53% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.17% magenta, 84.48% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 38.57°, with 80.99% saturation and 52.55% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 0.46.

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Relative luminance0.4312

Complementary

  1. #e8a224
  2. #246ae8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a224
  2. #24cce8
  3. #4024e8

Analogous

  1. #e84024
  2. #e8a224
  3. #cce824

Triadic

  1. #e8a224
  2. #24e8a2
  3. #a224e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a224
  2. #6ae824
  3. #246ae8
  4. #a224e8

Square

  1. #e8a224
  2. #24e840
  3. #246ae8
  4. #e824cc

Monochromatic

  1. #68470b
  2. #ad7612
  3. #e8a224
  4. #efbf69
  5. #f7ddae

Shades

#e8a224 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a224
  2. #d19220
  3. #ba821d
  4. #a27119
  5. #8b6116
  6. #745112
  7. #5d410e
  8. #46310b
  9. #2e2007
  10. #171004
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a224 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a224
  2. #eaab3a
  3. #edb550
  4. #efbe66
  5. #f1c77c
  6. #f4d192
  7. #f6daa7
  8. #f8e3bd
  9. #faecd3
  10. #fdf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a224 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a224
  2. #de9f2d
  3. #d39b36
  4. #c99840
  5. #be9449
  6. #b49152
  7. #aa8e5b
  8. #9f8a64
  9. #95876e
  10. #8a8377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9aa8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb62a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd8f8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfa412 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8af28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f59770 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a224 {
  color: #e8a224;
}
Background
.bg-e8a224 {
  background-color: #e8a224;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a224 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a224;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a224;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 162 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 81% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a224 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a224, #cce824);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a224 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 162 36 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 0.46 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.92 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.59 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.77 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.38 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.45 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.49 #175ddb Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Marigold
#e8a224  rgb(232, 162, 36)  hsl(39, 81%, 53%)  Marigold
#246ae8  rgb(36, 106, 232)  hsl(219, 81%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#24e8a2  rgb(36, 232, 162)  hsl(159, 81%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green
#a224e8  rgb(162, 36, 232)  hsl(279, 81%, 53%)  Vivid Violet