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#EAA72E

#eaa72e ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eaa72e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 65.49% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 80.34% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 38.62°, with 81.74% saturation and 54.9% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.58.

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Relative luminance0.4533

Complementary

  1. #eaa72e
  2. #2e71ea

Split complementary

  1. #eaa72e
  2. #2ecfea
  3. #492eea

Analogous

  1. #ea492e
  2. #eaa72e
  3. #cfea2e

Triadic

  1. #eaa72e
  2. #2eeaa7
  3. #a72eea

Tetradic

  1. #eaa72e
  2. #71ea2e
  3. #2e71ea
  4. #a72eea

Square

  1. #eaa72e
  2. #2eea49
  3. #2e71ea
  4. #ea2ecf

Monochromatic

  1. #734e0c
  2. #b97e13
  3. #eaa72e
  4. #f1c474
  5. #f8e2b9

Shades

#eaa72e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaa72e
  2. #d39629
  3. #bb8625
  4. #a47520
  5. #8c641c
  6. #755417
  7. #5e4312
  8. #46320e
  9. #2f2109
  10. #171105
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaa72e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaa72e
  2. #ecb043
  3. #eeb958
  4. #f0c16d
  5. #f2ca82
  6. #f5d397
  7. #f7dcab
  8. #f9e5c0
  9. #fbedd5
  10. #fdf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaa72e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaa72e
  2. #dfa336
  3. #d59f3e
  4. #ca9b47
  5. #c0974f
  6. #b59457
  7. #aa905f
  8. #a08c67
  9. #958870
  10. #8b8478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccaf91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0aa14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9590 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2a921 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbb331 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f79c75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaa72e {
  color: #eaa72e;
}
Background
.bg-eaa72e {
  background-color: #eaa72e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaa72e {
  border: 2px solid #eaa72e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaa72e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 167 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 82% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaa72e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaa72e, #cfea2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaa72e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 167 46 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.58 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.29 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.37 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.75 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.91 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.03 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.06 #1558d1 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eaa72e  rgb(234, 167, 46)  hsl(39, 82%, 55%)  Marigold
#2e71ea  rgb(46, 113, 234)  hsl(219, 82%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#2eeaa7  rgb(46, 234, 167)  hsl(159, 82%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#a72eea  rgb(167, 46, 234)  hsl(279, 82%, 55%)  Vivid Violet