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#EAA50E

#eaa50e ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eaa50e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 64.71% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.49% magenta, 94.02% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 41.18°, with 88.71% saturation and 48.63% 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 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.

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Relative luminance0.4443

Complementary

  1. #eaa50e
  2. #0e53ea

Split complementary

  1. #eaa50e
  2. #0ec1ea
  3. #370eea

Analogous

  1. #ea370e
  2. #eaa50e
  3. #c1ea0e

Triadic

  1. #eaa50e
  2. #0eeaa5
  3. #a50eea

Tetradic

  1. #eaa50e
  2. #53ea0e
  3. #0e53ea
  4. #a50eea

Square

  1. #eaa50e
  2. #0eea37
  3. #0e53ea
  4. #ea0ec1

Monochromatic

  1. #5a3f05
  2. #a2720a
  3. #eaa50e
  4. #f5c150
  5. #f9db98

Shades

#eaa50e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaa50e
  2. #d3950d
  3. #bb840b
  4. #a4740a
  5. #8c6308
  6. #755307
  7. #5e4206
  8. #463204
  9. #2f2103
  10. #171101
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaa50e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaa50e
  2. #ecae26
  3. #eeb73e
  4. #f0c056
  5. #f2c96e
  6. #f5d287
  7. #f7db9f
  8. #f9e4b7
  9. #fbedcf
  10. #fdf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaa50e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaa50e
  2. #dfa119
  3. #d59e25
  4. #ca9a30
  5. #c0963c
  6. #b59347
  7. #aa8f52
  8. #a08b5e
  9. #958769
  10. #8b8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbad8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb91b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff928d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2a700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dab116 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f79a70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaa50e {
  color: #eaa50e;
}
Background
.bg-eaa50e {
  background-color: #eaa50e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaa50e {
  border: 2px solid #eaa50e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaa50e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 165 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 89% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaa50e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaa50e, #c1ea0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaa50e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 165 14 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.00 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.10 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.99 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.95 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.99 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.25 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.45 #155af1 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eaa50e  rgb(234, 165, 14)  hsl(41, 89%, 49%)  Marigold
#0e53ea  rgb(14, 83, 234)  hsl(221, 89%, 49%)  Sapphire
#0eeaa5  rgb(14, 234, 165)  hsl(161, 89%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#a50eea  rgb(165, 14, 234)  hsl(281, 89%, 49%)  Vivid Violet