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#E8A930

#e8a930 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8a930 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 66.27% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.16% magenta, 79.31% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 39.46°, with 80% saturation and 54.9% 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 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.4575

Complementary

  1. #e8a930
  2. #306fe8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a930
  2. #30cbe8
  3. #4d30e8

Analogous

  1. #e84d30
  2. #e8a930
  3. #cbe830

Triadic

  1. #e8a930
  2. #30e8a9
  3. #a930e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a930
  2. #6fe830
  3. #306fe8
  4. #a930e8

Square

  1. #e8a930
  2. #30e84d
  3. #306fe8
  4. #e830cb

Monochromatic

  1. #72500d
  2. #b77f14
  3. #e8a930
  4. #f0c675
  5. #f7e2ba

Shades

#e8a930 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a930
  2. #d1982b
  3. #ba8726
  4. #a27622
  5. #8b651d
  6. #745518
  7. #5d4413
  8. #46330e
  9. #2e220a
  10. #171105
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a930 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a930
  2. #eab245
  3. #edba59
  4. #efc36e
  5. #f1cb83
  6. #f4d498
  7. #f6ddac
  8. #f8e5c1
  9. #faeed6
  10. #fdf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a930 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a930
  2. #dea538
  3. #d3a140
  4. #c99d48
  5. #be9950
  6. #b49558
  7. #aa9060
  8. #9f8c68
  9. #958870
  10. #8a8478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbb092 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ab18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bb35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fc9792 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2aa23 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dab433 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f59f77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a930 {
  color: #e8a930;
}
Background
.bg-e8a930 {
  background-color: #e8a930;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a930 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a930;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a930;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 169 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 80% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a930 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a930, #cbe830);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a930 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 169 48 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.57 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.52 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.05 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.25 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.30 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.61 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.79 #1756cf Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Marigold
#e8a930  rgb(232, 169, 48)  hsl(39, 80%, 55%)  Marigold
#306fe8  rgb(48, 111, 232)  hsl(219, 80%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#30e8a9  rgb(48, 232, 169)  hsl(159, 80%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#a930e8  rgb(169, 48, 232)  hsl(279, 80%, 55%)  Electric Purple