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#E8A42A

#e8a42a ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8a42a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 64.31% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.31% magenta, 81.9% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 38.53°, with 80.51% saturation and 53.73% 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 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 0.97.

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Relative luminance0.4387

Complementary

  1. #e8a42a
  2. #2a6ee8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a42a
  2. #2acde8
  3. #452ae8

Analogous

  1. #e8452a
  2. #e8a42a
  3. #cde82a

Triadic

  1. #e8a42a
  2. #2ae8a4
  3. #a42ae8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a42a
  2. #6ee82a
  3. #2a6ee8
  4. #a42ae8

Square

  1. #e8a42a
  2. #2ae845
  3. #2a6ee8
  4. #e82acd

Monochromatic

  1. #6d4a0c
  2. #b27913
  3. #e8a42a
  4. #efc26f
  5. #f7dfb4

Shades

#e8a42a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a42a
  2. #d19426
  3. #ba8322
  4. #a2731d
  5. #8b6219
  6. #745215
  7. #5d4211
  8. #46310d
  9. #2e2108
  10. #171004
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a42a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a42a
  2. #eaad3f
  3. #edb655
  4. #efbf6a
  5. #f1c87f
  6. #f4d295
  7. #f6dbaa
  8. #f8e4bf
  9. #faedd4
  10. #fdf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a42a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a42a
  2. #dea033
  3. #d39d3b
  4. #c99944
  5. #be964c
  6. #b49255
  7. #aa8e5e
  8. #9f8b66
  9. #95876f
  10. #8a8477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9ac8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bda70b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb82f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd928d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0a61b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8b02d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f59972 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a42a {
  color: #e8a42a;
}
Background
.bg-e8a42a {
  background-color: #e8a42a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a42a {
  border: 2px solid #e8a42a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a42a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 164 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 81% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a42a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a42a, #cde82a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a42a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 164 42 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 0.97 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.51 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.46 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.85 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.11 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.22 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.27 #175bd5 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Marigold
#e8a42a  rgb(232, 164, 42)  hsl(39, 81%, 54%)  Marigold
#2a6ee8  rgb(42, 110, 232)  hsl(219, 81%, 54%)  Brandeis Blue
#2ae8a4  rgb(42, 232, 164)  hsl(159, 81%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green
#a42ae8  rgb(164, 42, 232)  hsl(279, 81%, 54%)  Vivid Violet