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#EDAE41

#edae41 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edae41 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 68.24% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.58% magenta, 72.57% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 38.02°, with 82.69% saturation and 59.22% 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 10.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.4866

Complementary

  1. #edae41
  2. #4180ed

Split complementary

  1. #edae41
  2. #41d6ed
  3. #5841ed

Analogous

  1. #ed5841
  2. #edae41
  3. #d6ed41

Triadic

  1. #edae41
  2. #41edae
  3. #ae41ed

Tetradic

  1. #edae41
  2. #80ed41
  3. #4180ed
  4. #ae41ed

Square

  1. #edae41
  2. #41ed58
  3. #4180ed
  4. #ed41d6

Monochromatic

  1. #885b0d
  2. #ce8a14
  3. #edae41
  4. #f4cc87
  5. #faeacd

Shades

#edae41 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edae41
  2. #d59d3b
  3. #be8b34
  4. #a67a2e
  5. #8e6827
  6. #775721
  7. #5f461a
  8. #473414
  9. #2f230d
  10. #181107
  11. #000000

Tints

#edae41 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edae41
  2. #efb654
  3. #f1be67
  4. #f2c67a
  5. #f4ce8d
  6. #f6d7a0
  7. #f8dfb3
  8. #fae7c6
  9. #fbefd9
  10. #fdf7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edae41 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edae41
  2. #e2a947
  3. #d7a54e
  4. #cca054
  5. #c19c5a
  6. #b79761
  7. #ac9267
  8. #a18e6d
  9. #968973
  10. #8b857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b598 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b032 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c045 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7af39 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb943 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9a47e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edae41 {
  color: #edae41;
}
Background
.bg-edae41 {
  background-color: #edae41;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edae41 {
  border: 2px solid #edae41;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edae41;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 174 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edae41 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edae41, #d6ed41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edae41 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 174 65 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.55 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.83 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.37 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.65 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.04 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.29 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.73 #1251be Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Marigold
#edae41  rgb(237, 174, 65)  hsl(38, 83%, 59%)  Marigold
#4180ed  rgb(65, 128, 237)  hsl(218, 83%, 59%)  Tufts Blue
#41edae  rgb(65, 237, 174)  hsl(158, 83%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae41ed  rgb(174, 65, 237)  hsl(278, 83%, 59%)  Electric Purple