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#EA9E16

#ea9e16 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ea9e16 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 61.96% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.48% magenta, 90.6% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 38.49°, with 83.46% saturation and 50.2% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.25.

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Relative luminance0.42

Complementary

  1. #ea9e16
  2. #1662ea

Split complementary

  1. #ea9e16
  2. #16ccea
  3. #3416ea

Analogous

  1. #ea3416
  2. #ea9e16
  3. #ccea16

Triadic

  1. #ea9e16
  2. #16ea9e
  3. #9e16ea

Tetradic

  1. #ea9e16
  2. #62ea16
  3. #1662ea
  4. #9e16ea

Square

  1. #ea9e16
  2. #16ea34
  3. #1662ea
  4. #ea16cc

Monochromatic

  1. #5f4009
  2. #a56f0f
  3. #ea9e16
  4. #f0bb5c
  5. #f7d8a2

Shades

#ea9e16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ea9e16
  2. #d38e14
  3. #bb7e12
  4. #a46f0f
  5. #8c5f0d
  6. #754f0b
  7. #5e3f09
  8. #462f07
  9. #2f2004
  10. #171002
  11. #000000

Tints

#ea9e16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ea9e16
  2. #eca82d
  3. #eeb145
  4. #f0bb5c
  5. #f2c573
  6. #f5cf8b
  7. #f7d8a2
  8. #f9e2b9
  9. #fbecd0
  10. #fdf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ea9e16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ea9e16
  2. #df9b21
  3. #d5982b
  4. #ca9536
  5. #c09240
  6. #b58f4b
  7. #aa8c56
  8. #a08960
  9. #95866b
  10. #8b8375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9a78a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb51e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8a87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cea100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8ac1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7936c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ea9e16 {
  color: #ea9e16;
}
Background
.bg-ea9e16 {
  background-color: #ea9e16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ea9e16 {
  border: 2px solid #ea9e16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ea9e16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 158 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 83% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ea9e16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ea9e16, #ccea16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ea9e16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 158 22 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.25 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.26 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 3.91 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.46 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.46 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.96 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.06 #1561e9 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Marigold
#ea9e16  rgb(234, 158, 22)  hsl(38, 83%, 50%)  Marigold
#1662ea  rgb(22, 98, 234)  hsl(218, 83%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#16ea9e  rgb(22, 234, 158)  hsl(158, 83%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#9e16ea  rgb(158, 22, 234)  hsl(278, 83%, 50%)  Vivid Violet