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#E8A641

#e8a641 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8a641 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 65.1% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.45% magenta, 71.98% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 36.29°, with 78.4% saturation and 58.24% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.4481

Complementary

  1. #e8a641
  2. #4183e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a641
  2. #41d6e8
  3. #5341e8

Analogous

  1. #e85341
  2. #e8a641
  3. #d6e841

Triadic

  1. #e8a641
  2. #41e8a6
  3. #a641e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a641
  2. #83e841
  3. #4183e8
  4. #a641e8

Square

  1. #e8a641
  2. #41e853
  3. #4183e8
  4. #e841d6

Monochromatic

  1. #805410
  2. #c58018
  3. #e8a641
  4. #f0c685
  5. #f9e6ca

Shades

#e8a641 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a641
  2. #d1953b
  3. #ba8534
  4. #a2742e
  5. #8b6427
  6. #745321
  7. #5d421a
  8. #463214
  9. #2e210d
  10. #171107
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a641 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a641
  2. #eaaf54
  3. #edb867
  4. #efc17a
  5. #f1ca8d
  6. #f4d3a0
  7. #f6dbb3
  8. #f8e4c6
  9. #faedd9
  10. #fdf6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a641 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a641
  2. #dea247
  3. #d39e4e
  4. #c99b54
  5. #be975a
  6. #b49361
  7. #aa8f67
  8. #9f8b6d
  9. #958873
  10. #8a847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caae93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea934 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb944 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc9591 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0a83a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9b243 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f49c79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a641 {
  color: #e8a641;
}
Background
.bg-e8a641 {
  background-color: #e8a641;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a641 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a641;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a641;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 166 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 78% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a641 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a641, #d6e841);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a641 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 166 65 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.79 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 2.92 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.01 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.40 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.46 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.57 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.82 #1759be Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Marigold
#e8a641  rgb(232, 166, 65)  hsl(36, 78%, 58%)  Marigold
#4183e8  rgb(65, 131, 232)  hsl(216, 78%, 58%)  Bleu de France
#41e8a6  rgb(65, 232, 166)  hsl(156, 78%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#a641e8  rgb(166, 65, 232)  hsl(276, 78%, 58%)  Electric Purple