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#EBAA12

#ebaa12 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebaa12 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 66.67% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.66% magenta, 92.34% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 42.03°, with 85.77% saturation and 49.61% 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 10.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.4646

Complementary

  1. #ebaa12
  2. #1253eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebaa12
  2. #12bfeb
  3. #3e12eb

Analogous

  1. #eb3e12
  2. #ebaa12
  3. #bfeb12

Triadic

  1. #ebaa12
  2. #12ebaa
  3. #aa12eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebaa12
  2. #53eb12
  3. #1253eb
  4. #aa12eb

Square

  1. #ebaa12
  2. #12eb3e
  3. #1253eb
  4. #eb12bf

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4307
  2. #a4770d
  3. #ebaa12
  4. #f2c457
  5. #f8dd9e

Shades

#ebaa12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebaa12
  2. #d49910
  3. #bc880e
  4. #a5770d
  5. #8d660b
  6. #765509
  7. #5e4407
  8. #473305
  9. #2f2204
  10. #181102
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebaa12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebaa12
  2. #edb32a
  3. #efbb41
  4. #f1c459
  5. #f3cc71
  6. #f5d589
  7. #f7dda0
  8. #f9e6b8
  9. #fbeed0
  10. #fdf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebaa12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebaa12
  2. #e0a61d
  3. #d6a228
  4. #cb9d33
  5. #c0993e
  6. #b69549
  7. #ab9154
  8. #a08d5f
  9. #95886a
  10. #8b8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdb191 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bc1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9791 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddb51a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f89f73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebaa12 {
  color: #ebaa12;
}
Background
.bg-ebaa12 {
  background-color: #ebaa12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebaa12 {
  border: 2px solid #ebaa12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebaa12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 170 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 86% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebaa12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebaa12, #bfeb12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebaa12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 170 18 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.49 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.50 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.71 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.40 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.82 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.98 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.23 #1455ed Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Marigold
#ebaa12  rgb(235, 170, 18)  hsl(42, 86%, 50%)  Marigold
#1253eb  rgb(18, 83, 235)  hsl(222, 86%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#12ebaa  rgb(18, 235, 170)  hsl(162, 86%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa12eb  rgb(170, 18, 235)  hsl(282, 86%, 50%)  Vivid Violet