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#E8A310

#e8a310 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e8a310 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 63.92% green and 6.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.74% magenta, 93.1% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 40.83°, with 87.1% saturation and 48.63% 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 9.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.64.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4339

Complementary

  1. #e8a310
  2. #1055e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a310
  2. #10c1e8
  3. #3710e8

Analogous

  1. #e83710
  2. #e8a310
  3. #c1e810

Triadic

  1. #e8a310
  2. #10e8a3
  3. #a310e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a310
  2. #55e810
  3. #1055e8
  4. #a310e8

Square

  1. #e8a310
  2. #10e837
  3. #1055e8
  4. #e810c1

Monochromatic

  1. #593e06
  2. #a0710b
  3. #e8a310
  4. #f3bf51
  5. #f8da99

Shades

#e8a310 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a310
  2. #d1930e
  3. #ba820d
  4. #a2720b
  5. #8b620a
  6. #745208
  7. #5d4106
  8. #463105
  9. #2e2103
  10. #171002
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a310 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a310
  2. #eaac28
  3. #edb540
  4. #efbf58
  5. #f1c870
  6. #f4d188
  7. #f6da9f
  8. #f8e3b7
  9. #faedcf
  10. #fdf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a310 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a310
  2. #dea01b
  3. #d39c26
  4. #c99932
  5. #be953d
  6. #b49248
  7. #aa8e53
  8. #9f8b5e
  9. #95876a
  10. #8a8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9ab8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bda600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb71b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd908b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfa500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8af17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5986e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a310 {
  color: #e8a310;
}
Background
.bg-e8a310 {
  background-color: #e8a310;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a310 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a310;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a310;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 163 16;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 87% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a310 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a310, #c1e810);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a310 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 163 16 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.64 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.52 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.98 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.00 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.19 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.32 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.32 #175cef Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Marigold
#e8a310  rgb(232, 163, 16)  hsl(41, 87%, 49%)  Marigold
#1055e8  rgb(16, 85, 232)  hsl(221, 87%, 49%)  Sapphire
#10e8a3  rgb(16, 232, 163)  hsl(161, 87%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#a310e8  rgb(163, 16, 232)  hsl(281, 87%, 49%)  Vivid Violet