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#E8A42E

#e8a42e ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8a42e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.31% magenta, 80.17% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 38.06°, with 80.17% saturation and 54.51% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.08.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.439

Complementary

  1. #e8a42e
  2. #2e72e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a42e
  2. #2ecfe8
  3. #472ee8

Analogous

  1. #e8472e
  2. #e8a42e
  3. #cfe82e

Triadic

  1. #e8a42e
  2. #2ee8a4
  3. #a42ee8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a42e
  2. #72e82e
  3. #2e72e8
  4. #a42ee8

Square

  1. #e8a42e
  2. #2ee847
  3. #2e72e8
  4. #e82ecf

Monochromatic

  1. #714c0c
  2. #b67a14
  3. #e8a42e
  4. #f0c273
  5. #f7e0b8

Shades

#e8a42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a42e
  2. #d19429
  3. #ba8325
  4. #a27320
  5. #8b621c
  6. #745217
  7. #5d4212
  8. #46310e
  9. #2e2109
  10. #171005
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a42e
  2. #eaad43
  3. #edb658
  4. #efbf6d
  5. #f1c882
  6. #f4d297
  7. #f6dbab
  8. #f8e4c0
  9. #faedd5
  10. #fdf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a42e
  2. #dea036
  3. #d39d3e
  4. #c99947
  5. #be964f
  6. #b49257
  7. #aa8e5f
  8. #9f8b67
  9. #958770
  10. #8a8478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9ac8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bda715 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb833 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd928e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0a621 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8b031 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f59973 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a42e {
  color: #e8a42e;
}
Background
.bg-e8a42e {
  background-color: #e8a42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a42e {
  border: 2px solid #e8a42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 164 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 80% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a42e, #cfe82e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 164 46 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.08 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.60 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.70 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.76 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.86 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.05 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.05 #175bd1 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Marigold
#e8a42e  rgb(232, 164, 46)  hsl(38, 80%, 55%)  Marigold
#2e72e8  rgb(46, 114, 232)  hsl(218, 80%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#2ee8a4  rgb(46, 232, 164)  hsl(158, 80%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#a42ee8  rgb(164, 46, 232)  hsl(278, 80%, 55%)  Vivid Violet