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#EAA315

#eaa315 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eaa315 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 63.92% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.34% magenta, 91.03% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 83.53% saturation and 50% 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 9.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.07.

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Relative luminance0.4374

Complementary

  1. #eaa315
  2. #155cea

Split complementary

  1. #eaa315
  2. #15c7ea
  3. #3815ea

Analogous

  1. #ea3815
  2. #eaa315
  3. #c7ea15

Triadic

  1. #eaa315
  2. #15eaa3
  3. #a315ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaa315
  2. #5cea15
  3. #155cea
  4. #a315ea

Square

  1. #eaa315
  2. #15ea38
  3. #155cea
  4. #ea15c7

Monochromatic

  1. #5e4108
  2. #a4720f
  3. #eaa315
  4. #f0bf5b
  5. #f7daa1

Shades

#eaa315 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaa315
  2. #d39313
  3. #bb8211
  4. #a4720f
  5. #8c620d
  6. #75520b
  7. #5e4108
  8. #463106
  9. #2f2104
  10. #171002
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaa315 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaa315
  2. #ecac2c
  3. #eeb544
  4. #f0bf5b
  5. #f2c873
  6. #f5d18a
  7. #f7daa1
  8. #f9e3b9
  9. #fbedd0
  10. #fdf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaa315 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaa315
  2. #dfa020
  3. #d59c2a
  4. #ca9935
  5. #c09540
  6. #b5924b
  7. #aa8e55
  8. #a08b60
  9. #95876b
  10. #8b8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caab8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bda600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb81e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff908b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1a500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dab01b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7986f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaa315 {
  color: #eaa315;
}
Background
.bg-eaa315 {
  background-color: #eaa315;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaa315 {
  border: 2px solid #eaa315;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaa315;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 163 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaa315 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaa315, #c7ea15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaa315 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 163 21 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.07 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.29 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.43 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.55 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.70 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.72 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.75 #155cea Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eaa315  rgb(234, 163, 21)  hsl(40, 84%, 50%)  Marigold
#155cea  rgb(21, 92, 234)  hsl(220, 84%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#15eaa3  rgb(21, 234, 163)  hsl(160, 84%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#a315ea  rgb(163, 21, 234)  hsl(280, 84%, 50%)  Vivid Violet