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#EAA331

#eaa331 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eaa331 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 63.92% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.34% magenta, 79.06% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 36.97°, with 81.5% saturation and 55.49% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.33.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.4391

Complementary

  1. #eaa331
  2. #3178ea

Split complementary

  1. #eaa331
  2. #31d5ea
  3. #4631ea

Analogous

  1. #ea4631
  2. #eaa331
  3. #d5ea31

Triadic

  1. #eaa331
  2. #31eaa3
  3. #a331ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaa331
  2. #78ea31
  3. #3178ea
  4. #a331ea

Square

  1. #eaa331
  2. #31ea46
  3. #3178ea
  4. #ea31d5

Monochromatic

  1. #764d0c
  2. #bb7b13
  3. #eaa331
  4. #f1c276
  5. #f8e1bc

Shades

#eaa331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaa331
  2. #d3932c
  3. #bb8227
  4. #a47222
  5. #8c621d
  6. #755219
  7. #5e4114
  8. #46310f
  9. #2f210a
  10. #171005
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaa331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaa331
  2. #ecac46
  3. #eeb55a
  4. #f0bf6f
  5. #f2c883
  6. #f5d198
  7. #f7daad
  8. #f9e3c1
  9. #fbedd6
  10. #fdf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaa331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaa331
  2. #dfa039
  3. #d59c41
  4. #ca9949
  5. #c09551
  6. #b59259
  7. #aa8e60
  8. #a08b68
  9. #958770
  10. #8b8478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caac8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca71c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb835 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff908d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0a526 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9b034 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f79873 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaa331 {
  color: #eaa331;
}
Background
.bg-eaa331 {
  background-color: #eaa331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaa331 {
  border: 2px solid #eaa331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaa331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 163 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaa331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaa331, #d5ea31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaa331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 163 49 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.33 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.64 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.39 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.40 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.46 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.70 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.09 #155cce Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eaa331  rgb(234, 163, 49)  hsl(37, 82%, 55%)  Marigold
#3178ea  rgb(49, 120, 234)  hsl(217, 82%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#31eaa3  rgb(49, 234, 163)  hsl(157, 82%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#a331ea  rgb(163, 49, 234)  hsl(277, 82%, 55%)  Vivid Violet