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#EAA618

#eaa618 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eaa618 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.06% magenta, 89.74% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 40.57°, with 83.33% saturation and 50.59% 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 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.4483

Complementary

  1. #eaa618
  2. #185cea

Split complementary

  1. #eaa618
  2. #18c5ea
  3. #3d18ea

Analogous

  1. #ea3d18
  2. #eaa618
  3. #c5ea18

Triadic

  1. #eaa618
  2. #18eaa6
  3. #a618ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaa618
  2. #5cea18
  3. #185cea
  4. #a618ea

Square

  1. #eaa618
  2. #18ea3d
  3. #185cea
  4. #ea18c5

Monochromatic

  1. #604409
  2. #a6750f
  3. #eaa618
  4. #f0c15e
  5. #f7dca4

Shades

#eaa618 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaa618
  2. #d39516
  3. #bb8513
  4. #a47411
  5. #8c640e
  6. #75530c
  7. #5e420a
  8. #463207
  9. #2f2105
  10. #171102
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaa618 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaa618
  2. #ecaf2f
  3. #eeb846
  4. #f0c15d
  5. #f2ca74
  6. #f5d38c
  7. #f7dba3
  8. #f9e4ba
  9. #fbedd1
  10. #fdf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaa618 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaa618
  2. #dfa222
  3. #d59e2d
  4. #ca9b37
  5. #c09742
  6. #b5934c
  7. #aa8f56
  8. #a08b61
  9. #95886b
  10. #8b8476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbae8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0a900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0b921 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff938e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2a800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbb21e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f79b71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaa618 {
  color: #eaa618;
}
Background
.bg-eaa618 {
  background-color: #eaa618;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaa618 {
  border: 2px solid #eaa618;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaa618;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 166 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 83% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaa618 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaa618, #c5ea18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaa618 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 166 24 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.96 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.24 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.88 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.02 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.73 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.05 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.52 #1559e7 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eaa618  rgb(234, 166, 24)  hsl(41, 83%, 51%)  Marigold
#185cea  rgb(24, 92, 234)  hsl(221, 83%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#18eaa6  rgb(24, 234, 166)  hsl(161, 83%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#a618ea  rgb(166, 24, 234)  hsl(281, 83%, 51%)  Vivid Violet