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#E8A604

#e8a604 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e8a604 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 65.1% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.45% magenta, 98.28% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 42.63°, with 96.61% saturation and 46.27% 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 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4444

Complementary

  1. #e8a604
  2. #0446e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a604
  2. #04b8e8
  3. #3404e8

Analogous

  1. #e83404
  2. #e8a604
  3. #b8e804

Triadic

  1. #e8a604
  2. #04e8a6
  3. #a604e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a604
  2. #46e804
  3. #0446e8
  4. #a604e8

Square

  1. #e8a604
  2. #04e834
  3. #0446e8
  4. #e804b8

Monochromatic

  1. #523a01
  2. #9d7003
  3. #e8a604
  4. #fcc43d
  5. #fddb88

Shades

#e8a604 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a604
  2. #d19504
  3. #ba8503
  4. #a27403
  5. #8b6402
  6. #745302
  7. #5d4202
  8. #463201
  9. #2e2101
  10. #171100
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a604 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a604
  2. #eaaf1d
  3. #edb836
  4. #efc14f
  5. #f1ca68
  6. #f4d382
  7. #f6db9b
  8. #f8e4b4
  9. #faedcd
  10. #fdf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a604 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a604
  2. #dea210
  3. #d39e1d
  4. #c99b29
  5. #be9736
  6. #b49342
  7. #aa8f4e
  8. #9f8b5b
  9. #958867
  10. #8a8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caad8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb916 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd938d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1a700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9b110 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f59b70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a604 {
  color: #e8a604;
}
Background
.bg-e8a604 {
  background-color: #e8a604;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a604 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a604;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a604;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 166 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 97% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a604 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a604, #b8e804);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a604 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 166 4 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.96 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.29 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.85 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.86 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.16 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.67 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.78 #1759fb Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Marigold
#e8a604  rgb(232, 166, 4)  hsl(43, 97%, 46%)  Marigold
#0446e8  rgb(4, 70, 232)  hsl(223, 97%, 46%)  Iris
#04e8a6  rgb(4, 232, 166)  hsl(163, 97%, 46%)  Medium Spring Green
#a604e8  rgb(166, 4, 232)  hsl(283, 97%, 46%)  Vivid Violet