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#EAAE40

#eaae40 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eaae40 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 68.24% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.64% magenta, 72.65% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 38.82°, with 80.19% saturation and 58.43% 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 10.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.4813

Complementary

  1. #eaae40
  2. #407cea

Split complementary

  1. #eaae40
  2. #40d1ea
  3. #5940ea

Analogous

  1. #ea5940
  2. #eaae40
  3. #d1ea40

Triadic

  1. #eaae40
  2. #40eaae
  3. #ae40ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaae40
  2. #7cea40
  3. #407cea
  4. #ae40ea

Square

  1. #eaae40
  2. #40ea59
  3. #407cea
  4. #ea40d1

Monochromatic

  1. #835a0e
  2. #c88916
  3. #eaae40
  4. #f2cb85
  5. #f9e8ca

Shades

#eaae40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaae40
  2. #d39d3a
  3. #bb8b33
  4. #a47a2d
  5. #8c6826
  6. #755720
  7. #5e461a
  8. #463413
  9. #2f230d
  10. #171106
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaae40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaae40
  2. #ecb653
  3. #eebe66
  4. #f0c679
  5. #f2ce8c
  6. #f5d7a0
  7. #f7dfb3
  8. #f9e7c6
  9. #fbefd9
  10. #fdf7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaae40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaae40
  2. #dfa946
  3. #d5a54d
  4. #caa053
  5. #c09c5a
  6. #b59760
  7. #aa9266
  8. #a08e6d
  9. #958973
  10. #8b857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceb497 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b031 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3be44 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fe9d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5af37 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddb843 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6a47e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaae40 {
  color: #eaae40;
}
Background
.bg-eaae40 {
  background-color: #eaae40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaae40 {
  border: 2px solid #eaae40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaae40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 174 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaae40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaae40, #d1ea40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaae40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 174 64 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.85 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.33 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.66 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.66 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.97 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.47 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.52 #1551bf Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eaae40  rgb(234, 174, 64)  hsl(39, 80%, 58%)  Marigold
#407cea  rgb(64, 124, 234)  hsl(219, 80%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#40eaae  rgb(64, 234, 174)  hsl(159, 80%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae40ea  rgb(174, 64, 234)  hsl(279, 80%, 58%)  Electric Purple