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#EAA605

#eaa605 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eaa605 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 65.1% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.06% magenta, 97.86% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 42.18°, with 95.82% saturation and 46.86% 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 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.59.

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Relative luminance0.4478

Complementary

  1. #eaa605
  2. #0549ea

Split complementary

  1. #eaa605
  2. #05bcea
  3. #3305ea

Analogous

  1. #ea3305
  2. #eaa605
  3. #bcea05

Triadic

  1. #eaa605
  2. #05eaa6
  3. #a605ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaa605
  2. #49ea05
  3. #0549ea
  4. #a605ea

Square

  1. #eaa605
  2. #05ea33
  3. #0549ea
  4. #ea05bc

Monochromatic

  1. #543c02
  2. #9f7103
  3. #eaa605
  4. #fbc441
  5. #fddb8b

Shades

#eaa605 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaa605
  2. #d39505
  3. #bb8504
  4. #a47404
  5. #8c6403
  6. #755303
  7. #5e4202
  8. #463202
  9. #2f2101
  10. #171101
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaa605 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaa605
  2. #ecaf1e
  3. #eeb837
  4. #f0c150
  5. #f2ca69
  6. #f5d382
  7. #f7db9b
  8. #f9e4b4
  9. #fbedcd
  10. #fdf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaa605 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaa605
  2. #dfa211
  3. #d59e1e
  4. #ca9b2a
  5. #c09736
  6. #b59343
  7. #aa8f4f
  8. #a08b5b
  9. #958867
  10. #8b8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbae8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0a900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0b916 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff938d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2a800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbb211 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f79b70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaa605 {
  color: #eaa605;
}
Background
.bg-eaa605 {
  background-color: #eaa605;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaa605 {
  border: 2px solid #eaa605;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaa605;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 166 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 96% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaa605 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaa605, #bcea05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaa605 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 166 5 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.59 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.61 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.77 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.32 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.28 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.49 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.65 #1559fa Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eaa605  rgb(234, 166, 5)  hsl(42, 96%, 47%)  Marigold
#0549ea  rgb(5, 73, 234)  hsl(222, 96%, 47%)  Iris
#05eaa6  rgb(5, 234, 166)  hsl(162, 96%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green
#a605ea  rgb(166, 5, 234)  hsl(282, 96%, 47%)  Vivid Violet