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#EAA426

#eaa426 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eaa426 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 64.31% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.91% magenta, 83.76% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 38.57°, with 82.35% saturation and 53.33% 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 9.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 0.63.

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Relative luminance0.4418

Complementary

  1. #eaa426
  2. #266cea

Split complementary

  1. #eaa426
  2. #26ceea
  3. #4226ea

Analogous

  1. #ea4226
  2. #eaa426
  3. #ceea26

Triadic

  1. #eaa426
  2. #26eaa4
  3. #a426ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaa426
  2. #6cea26
  3. #266cea
  4. #a426ea

Square

  1. #eaa426
  2. #26ea42
  3. #266cea
  4. #ea26ce

Monochromatic

  1. #6c490b
  2. #b27911
  3. #eaa426
  4. #f1c16c
  5. #f7deb1

Shades

#eaa426 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaa426
  2. #d39422
  3. #bb831e
  4. #a4731b
  5. #8c6217
  6. #755213
  7. #5e420f
  8. #46310b
  9. #2f2108
  10. #171004
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaa426 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaa426
  2. #ecad3c
  3. #eeb651
  4. #f0bf67
  5. #f2c87d
  6. #f5d293
  7. #f7dba8
  8. #f9e4be
  9. #fbedd4
  10. #fdf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaa426 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaa426
  2. #dfa02f
  3. #d59d38
  4. #ca9941
  5. #c0964a
  6. #b59253
  7. #aa8e5c
  8. #a08b65
  9. #95876e
  10. #8b8477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbac8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb82c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff918d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1a615 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dab12a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f79972 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaa426 {
  color: #eaa426;
}
Background
.bg-eaa426 {
  background-color: #eaa426;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaa426 {
  border: 2px solid #eaa426;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaa426;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 164 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 82% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaa426 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaa426, #ceea26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaa426 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 164 38 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 0.63 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.43 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.40 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.77 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.06 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.06 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.41 #155bd9 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eaa426  rgb(234, 164, 38)  hsl(39, 82%, 53%)  Marigold
#266cea  rgb(38, 108, 234)  hsl(219, 82%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#26eaa4  rgb(38, 234, 164)  hsl(159, 82%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green
#a426ea  rgb(164, 38, 234)  hsl(279, 82%, 53%)  Vivid Violet