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#EBB040

#ebb040 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebb040 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 69.02% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.11% magenta, 72.77% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 39.3°, with 81.04% saturation and 58.63% 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 10.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.4908

Complementary

  1. #ebb040
  2. #407beb

Split complementary

  1. #ebb040
  2. #40d0eb
  3. #5b40eb

Analogous

  1. #eb5b40
  2. #ebb040
  3. #d0eb40

Triadic

  1. #ebb040
  2. #40ebb0
  3. #b040eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebb040
  2. #7beb40
  3. #407beb
  4. #b040eb

Square

  1. #ebb040
  2. #40eb5b
  3. #407beb
  4. #eb40d0

Monochromatic

  1. #845b0e
  2. #c98b15
  3. #ebb040
  4. #f2cd85
  5. #fae9cb

Shades

#ebb040 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebb040
  2. #d49e3a
  3. #bc8d33
  4. #a57b2d
  5. #8d6a26
  6. #765820
  7. #5e461a
  8. #473513
  9. #2f230d
  10. #181206
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebb040 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebb040
  2. #edb853
  3. #efc066
  4. #f1c879
  5. #f3d08c
  6. #f5d8a0
  7. #f7dfb3
  8. #f9e7c6
  9. #fbefd9
  10. #fdf7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebb040 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebb040
  2. #e0ab46
  3. #d6a64d
  4. #cba253
  5. #c09d5a
  6. #b69860
  7. #ab9366
  8. #a08e6d
  9. #958a73
  10. #8b857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfb698 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b130 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c044 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9f99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7b137 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #deba43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7a67f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebb040 {
  color: #ebb040;
}
Background
.bg-ebb040 {
  background-color: #ebb040;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebb040 {
  border: 2px solid #ebb040;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebb040;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 176 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebb040 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebb040, #d0eb40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebb040 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 176 64 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.34 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.35 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.41 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.85 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.18 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.85 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.97 #144fbf Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Marigold
#ebb040  rgb(235, 176, 64)  hsl(39, 81%, 59%)  Marigold
#407beb  rgb(64, 123, 235)  hsl(219, 81%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#40ebb0  rgb(64, 235, 176)  hsl(159, 81%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#b040eb  rgb(176, 64, 235)  hsl(279, 81%, 59%)  Electric Purple