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#EAAC3A

#eaac3a ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eaac3a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 67.45% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.5% magenta, 75.21% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 38.86°, with 80.73% saturation and 57.25% 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.473

Complementary

  1. #eaac3a
  2. #3a78ea

Split complementary

  1. #eaac3a
  2. #3ad0ea
  3. #543aea

Analogous

  1. #ea543a
  2. #eaac3a
  3. #d0ea3a

Triadic

  1. #eaac3a
  2. #3aeaac
  3. #ac3aea

Tetradic

  1. #eaac3a
  2. #78ea3a
  3. #3a78ea
  4. #ac3aea

Square

  1. #eaac3a
  2. #3aea54
  3. #3a78ea
  4. #ea3ad0

Monochromatic

  1. #7e560d
  2. #c38515
  3. #eaac3a
  4. #f1c97f
  5. #f9e6c4

Shades

#eaac3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaac3a
  2. #d39b34
  3. #bb8a2e
  4. #a47829
  5. #8c6723
  6. #75561d
  7. #5e4517
  8. #463411
  9. #2f220c
  10. #171106
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaac3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaac3a
  2. #ecb44e
  3. #eebd61
  4. #f0c575
  5. #f2cd89
  6. #f5d69d
  7. #f7deb0
  8. #f9e6c4
  9. #fbeed8
  10. #fdf7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaac3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaac3a
  2. #dfa841
  3. #d5a348
  4. #ca9f4f
  5. #c09a56
  6. #b5965d
  7. #aa9264
  8. #a08d6b
  9. #958972
  10. #8b8479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdb395 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ae28 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bd3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fe9b95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ad30 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcb73d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6a27b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaac3a {
  color: #eaac3a;
}
Background
.bg-eaac3a {
  background-color: #eaac3a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaac3a {
  border: 2px solid #eaac3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaac3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 172 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 81% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaac3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaac3a, #d0ea3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaac3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 172 58 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.19 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.13 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.63 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.80 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.82 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.35 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.36 #1553c5 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eaac3a  rgb(234, 172, 58)  hsl(39, 81%, 57%)  Marigold
#3a78ea  rgb(58, 120, 234)  hsl(219, 81%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#3aeaac  rgb(58, 234, 172)  hsl(159, 81%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#ac3aea  rgb(172, 58, 234)  hsl(279, 81%, 57%)  Electric Purple