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#EBAA16

#ebaa16 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebaa16 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.66% magenta, 90.64% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 41.69°, with 84.19% saturation and 50.39% 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 3.36.

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Relative luminance0.4647

Complementary

  1. #ebaa16
  2. #1657eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebaa16
  2. #16c1eb
  3. #3f16eb

Analogous

  1. #eb3f16
  2. #ebaa16
  3. #c1eb16

Triadic

  1. #ebaa16
  2. #16ebaa
  3. #aa16eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebaa16
  2. #57eb16
  3. #1657eb
  4. #aa16eb

Square

  1. #ebaa16
  2. #16eb3f
  3. #1657eb
  4. #eb16c1

Monochromatic

  1. #604508
  2. #a6780e
  3. #ebaa16
  4. #f1c45c
  5. #f7dda3

Shades

#ebaa16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebaa16
  2. #d49914
  3. #bc8812
  4. #a5770f
  5. #8d660d
  6. #76550b
  7. #5e4409
  8. #473307
  9. #2f2204
  10. #181102
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebaa16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebaa16
  2. #edb32d
  3. #efbb45
  4. #f1c45c
  5. #f3cc73
  6. #f5d58b
  7. #f7dda2
  8. #f9e6b9
  9. #fbeed0
  10. #fdf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebaa16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebaa16
  2. #e0a621
  3. #d6a22b
  4. #cb9d36
  5. #c09940
  6. #b6954b
  7. #ab9156
  8. #a08d60
  9. #95886b
  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 #d3bc21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9791 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddb51d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f89f74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebaa16 {
  color: #ebaa16;
}
Background
.bg-ebaa16 {
  background-color: #ebaa16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebaa16 {
  border: 2px solid #ebaa16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebaa16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 170 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebaa16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebaa16, #c1eb16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebaa16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 170 22 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.36 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.50 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.62 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.41 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.90 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.90 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.09 #1455e9 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Marigold
#ebaa16  rgb(235, 170, 22)  hsl(42, 84%, 50%)  Marigold
#1657eb  rgb(22, 87, 235)  hsl(222, 84%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#16ebaa  rgb(22, 235, 170)  hsl(162, 84%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa16eb  rgb(170, 22, 235)  hsl(282, 84%, 50%)  Vivid Violet