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#E8A72E

#e8a72e ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8a72e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 65.49% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.02% magenta, 80.17% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 39.03°, 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 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.9.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.4499

Complementary

  1. #e8a72e
  2. #2e6fe8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a72e
  2. #2ecce8
  3. #4a2ee8

Analogous

  1. #e84a2e
  2. #e8a72e
  3. #cce82e

Triadic

  1. #e8a72e
  2. #2ee8a7
  3. #a72ee8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a72e
  2. #6fe82e
  3. #2e6fe8
  4. #a72ee8

Square

  1. #e8a72e
  2. #2ee84a
  3. #2e6fe8
  4. #e82ecc

Monochromatic

  1. #714e0c
  2. #b67d14
  3. #e8a72e
  4. #f0c473
  5. #f7e1b8

Shades

#e8a72e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a72e
  2. #d19629
  3. #ba8625
  4. #a27520
  5. #8b641c
  6. #745417
  7. #5d4312
  8. #46320e
  9. #2e2109
  10. #171105
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a72e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a72e
  2. #eab043
  3. #edb958
  4. #efc16d
  5. #f1ca82
  6. #f4d397
  7. #f6dcab
  8. #f8e5c0
  9. #faedd5
  10. #fdf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a72e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a72e
  2. #dea336
  3. #d39f3e
  4. #c99b47
  5. #be974f
  6. #b49457
  7. #aa905f
  8. #9f8c67
  9. #958870
  10. #8a8478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caae90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa914 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb933 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd9590 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1a821 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9b231 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f59d75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a72e {
  color: #e8a72e;
}
Background
.bg-e8a72e {
  background-color: #e8a72e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a72e {
  border: 2px solid #e8a72e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a72e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 167 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 80% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a72e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a72e, #cce82e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a72e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 167 46 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.90 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.42 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.85 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.13 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.15 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.40 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.50 #1758d1 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Marigold
#e8a72e  rgb(232, 167, 46)  hsl(39, 80%, 55%)  Marigold
#2e6fe8  rgb(46, 111, 232)  hsl(219, 80%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#2ee8a7  rgb(46, 232, 167)  hsl(159, 80%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#a72ee8  rgb(167, 46, 232)  hsl(279, 80%, 55%)  Vivid Violet