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#E9A809

#e9a809 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e9a809 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 65.88% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.9% magenta, 96.14% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 42.59°, with 92.56% saturation and 47.45% 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 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.25.

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Relative luminance0.4535

Complementary

  1. #e9a809
  2. #094ae9

Split complementary

  1. #e9a809
  2. #09bae9
  3. #3809e9

Analogous

  1. #e93809
  2. #e9a809
  3. #bae909

Triadic

  1. #e9a809
  2. #09e9a8
  3. #a809e9

Tetradic

  1. #e9a809
  2. #4ae909
  3. #094ae9
  4. #a809e9

Square

  1. #e9a809
  2. #09e938
  3. #094ae9
  4. #e909ba

Monochromatic

  1. #563e03
  2. #9f7306
  3. #e9a809
  4. #f8c447
  5. #fbdc90

Shades

#e9a809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9a809
  2. #d29708
  3. #ba8607
  4. #a37606
  5. #8c6505
  6. #755405
  7. #5d4304
  8. #463203
  9. #2f2202
  10. #171101
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9a809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9a809
  2. #ebb122
  3. #edb93a
  4. #f0c253
  5. #f2cb6b
  6. #f4d484
  7. #f6dc9d
  8. #f8e5b5
  9. #fbeece
  10. #fdf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9a809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9a809
  2. #dfa415
  3. #d4a021
  4. #ca9c2d
  5. #bf9839
  6. #b59445
  7. #aa9050
  8. #a08c5c
  9. #958868
  10. #8b8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbaf8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1ba19 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fe958f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2a900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbb314 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f69d71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9a809 {
  color: #e9a809;
}
Background
.bg-e9a809 {
  background-color: #e9a809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9a809 {
  border: 2px solid #e9a809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9a809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 168 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 93% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9a809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9a809, #bae909);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9a809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 168 9 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.25 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.35 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.37 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.69 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.06 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.26 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.59 #1657f6 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#e9a809  rgb(233, 168, 9)  hsl(43, 93%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#094ae9  rgb(9, 74, 233)  hsl(223, 93%, 47%)  Iris
#09e9a8  rgb(9, 233, 168)  hsl(163, 93%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green
#a809e9  rgb(168, 9, 233)  hsl(283, 93%, 47%)  Vivid Violet