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#EDB042

#edb042 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edb042 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 69.02% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.74% magenta, 72.15% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 38.6°, with 82.61% saturation and 59.41% 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 10.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.4945

Complementary

  1. #edb042
  2. #427fed

Split complementary

  1. #edb042
  2. #42d4ed
  3. #5b42ed

Analogous

  1. #ed5b42
  2. #edb042
  3. #d4ed42

Triadic

  1. #edb042
  2. #42edb0
  3. #b042ed

Tetradic

  1. #edb042
  2. #7fed42
  3. #427fed
  4. #b042ed

Square

  1. #edb042
  2. #42ed5b
  3. #427fed
  4. #ed42d4

Monochromatic

  1. #895d0d
  2. #cf8c14
  3. #edb042
  4. #f4cd88
  5. #faeace

Shades

#edb042 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edb042
  2. #d59e3b
  3. #be8d35
  4. #a67b2e
  5. #8e6a28
  6. #775821
  7. #5f461a
  8. #473514
  9. #2f230d
  10. #181207
  11. #000000

Tints

#edb042 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edb042
  2. #efb855
  3. #f1c068
  4. #f2c87b
  5. #f4d08e
  6. #f6d8a1
  7. #f8dfb3
  8. #fae7c6
  9. #fbefd9
  10. #fdf7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edb042 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edb042
  2. #e2ab48
  3. #d7a64e
  4. #cca255
  5. #c19d5b
  6. #b79861
  7. #ac9367
  8. #a18e6d
  9. #968a74
  10. #8b857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1b699 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b233 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c146 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9f99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8b13a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ba44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9a680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edb042 {
  color: #edb042;
}
Background
.bg-edb042 {
  background-color: #edb042;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edb042 {
  border: 2px solid #edb042;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edb042;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 176 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edb042 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edb042, #d4ed42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edb042 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 176 66 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.11 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.20 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.81 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.86 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.03 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.19 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.83 #124fbd Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Marigold
#edb042  rgb(237, 176, 66)  hsl(39, 83%, 59%)  Marigold
#427fed  rgb(66, 127, 237)  hsl(219, 83%, 59%)  Tufts Blue
#42edb0  rgb(66, 237, 176)  hsl(159, 83%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#b042ed  rgb(176, 66, 237)  hsl(279, 83%, 59%)  Electric Purple