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#EAA511

#eaa511 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eaa511 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.49% magenta, 92.74% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 40.92°, with 86.45% saturation and 49.22% 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 1.9.

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Relative luminance0.4444

Complementary

  1. #eaa511
  2. #1156ea

Split complementary

  1. #eaa511
  2. #11c3ea
  3. #3911ea

Analogous

  1. #ea3911
  2. #eaa511
  3. #c3ea11

Triadic

  1. #eaa511
  2. #11eaa5
  3. #a511ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaa511
  2. #56ea11
  3. #1156ea
  4. #a511ea

Square

  1. #eaa511
  2. #11ea39
  3. #1156ea
  4. #ea11c3

Monochromatic

  1. #5b4007
  2. #a3730c
  3. #eaa511
  4. #f3c055
  5. #f8db9c

Shades

#eaa511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaa511
  2. #d3950f
  3. #bb840e
  4. #a4740c
  5. #8c630a
  6. #755309
  7. #5e4207
  8. #463205
  9. #2f2103
  10. #171102
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaa511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaa511
  2. #ecae29
  3. #eeb741
  4. #f0c058
  5. #f2c970
  6. #f5d288
  7. #f7dba0
  8. #f9e4b8
  9. #fbedcf
  10. #fdf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaa511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaa511
  2. #dfa11c
  3. #d59e27
  4. #ca9a32
  5. #c0963d
  6. #b59349
  7. #aa8f54
  8. #a08b5f
  9. #95876a
  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 #cfb91c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff928d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2a700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dab118 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f79a70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaa511 {
  color: #eaa511;
}
Background
.bg-eaa511 {
  background-color: #eaa511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaa511 {
  border: 2px solid #eaa511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaa511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 165 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaa511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaa511, #c3ea11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaa511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 165 17 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.90 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.04 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.01 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.91 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.91 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.16 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.39 #155aee Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eaa511  rgb(234, 165, 17)  hsl(41, 86%, 49%)  Marigold
#1156ea  rgb(17, 86, 234)  hsl(221, 86%, 49%)  Ultramarine Blue
#11eaa5  rgb(17, 234, 165)  hsl(161, 86%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#a511ea  rgb(165, 17, 234)  hsl(281, 86%, 49%)  Vivid Violet