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#EAA232

#eaa232 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eaa232 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 63.53% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.77% magenta, 78.63% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 36.52°, with 81.42% saturation and 55.69% 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 9.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.66.

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Relative luminance0.4356

Complementary

  1. #eaa232
  2. #327aea

Split complementary

  1. #eaa232
  2. #32d6ea
  3. #4632ea

Analogous

  1. #ea4632
  2. #eaa232
  3. #d6ea32

Triadic

  1. #eaa232
  2. #32eaa2
  3. #a232ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaa232
  2. #7aea32
  3. #327aea
  4. #a232ea

Square

  1. #eaa232
  2. #32ea46
  3. #327aea
  4. #ea32d6

Monochromatic

  1. #774d0c
  2. #bc7a13
  3. #eaa232
  4. #f1c177
  5. #f8e1bd

Shades

#eaa232 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaa232
  2. #d3922d
  3. #bb8228
  4. #a47123
  5. #8c611e
  6. #755119
  7. #5e4114
  8. #46310f
  9. #2f200a
  10. #171005
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaa232 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaa232
  2. #ecab47
  3. #eeb55b
  4. #f0be70
  5. #f2c784
  6. #f5d199
  7. #f7daad
  8. #f9e3c2
  9. #fbecd6
  10. #fdf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaa232 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaa232
  2. #df9f3a
  3. #d59b42
  4. #ca9849
  5. #c09451
  6. #b59159
  7. #aa8e61
  8. #a08a69
  9. #958770
  10. #8b8378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caab8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba61e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb736 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8f8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0a427 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9af34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f79773 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaa232 {
  color: #eaa232;
}
Background
.bg-eaa232 {
  background-color: #eaa232;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaa232 {
  border: 2px solid #eaa232;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaa232;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 162 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 81% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaa232 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaa232, #d6ea32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaa232 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 162 50 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.66 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.69 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.34 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.37 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.39 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.78 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.88 #155dcd Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eaa232  rgb(234, 162, 50)  hsl(37, 81%, 56%)  Marigold
#327aea  rgb(50, 122, 234)  hsl(217, 81%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#32eaa2  rgb(50, 234, 162)  hsl(157, 81%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#a232ea  rgb(162, 50, 234)  hsl(277, 81%, 56%)  Vivid Violet