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#EAA50F

#eaa50f ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eaa50f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.49% magenta, 93.59% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 41.1°, with 87.95% saturation and 48.82% 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 1.97.

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Relative luminance0.4444

Complementary

  1. #eaa50f
  2. #0f54ea

Split complementary

  1. #eaa50f
  2. #0fc1ea
  3. #380fea

Analogous

  1. #ea380f
  2. #eaa50f
  3. #c1ea0f

Triadic

  1. #eaa50f
  2. #0feaa5
  3. #a50fea

Tetradic

  1. #eaa50f
  2. #54ea0f
  3. #0f54ea
  4. #a50fea

Square

  1. #eaa50f
  2. #0fea38
  3. #0f54ea
  4. #ea0fc1

Monochromatic

  1. #5a4006
  2. #a2720a
  3. #eaa50f
  4. #f4c152
  5. #f8db99

Shades

#eaa50f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaa50f
  2. #d3950e
  3. #bb840c
  4. #a4740b
  5. #8c6309
  6. #755308
  7. #5e4206
  8. #463205
  9. #2f2103
  10. #171102
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaa50f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaa50f
  2. #ecae27
  3. #eeb73f
  4. #f0c057
  5. #f2c96f
  6. #f5d287
  7. #f7db9f
  8. #f9e4b7
  9. #fbedcf
  10. #fdf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaa50f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaa50f
  2. #dfa11a
  3. #d59e26
  4. #ca9a31
  5. #c0963c
  6. #b59348
  7. #aa8f53
  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 #cbad8e ≈ 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 #dab117 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f79a70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaa50f {
  color: #eaa50f;
}
Background
.bg-eaa50f {
  background-color: #eaa50f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaa50f {
  border: 2px solid #eaa50f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaa50f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 165 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 88% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaa50f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaa50f, #c1ea0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaa50f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 165 15 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.97 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.08 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.00 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.94 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.97 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.22 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.43 #155af0 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eaa50f  rgb(234, 165, 15)  hsl(41, 88%, 49%)  Marigold
#0f54ea  rgb(15, 84, 234)  hsl(221, 88%, 49%)  Ultramarine Blue
#0feaa5  rgb(15, 234, 165)  hsl(161, 88%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#a50fea  rgb(165, 15, 234)  hsl(281, 88%, 49%)  Vivid Violet