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#EEA009

#eea009 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eea009 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 62.75% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.77% magenta, 96.22% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 39.56°, with 92.71% saturation and 48.43% 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 9.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.39.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4334

Complementary

  1. #eea009
  2. #0957ee

Split complementary

  1. #eea009
  2. #09caee
  3. #2d09ee

Analogous

  1. #ee2d09
  2. #eea009
  3. #caee09

Triadic

  1. #eea009
  2. #09eea0
  3. #a009ee

Tetradic

  1. #eea009
  2. #57ee09
  3. #0957ee
  4. #a009ee

Square

  1. #eea009
  2. #09ee2d
  3. #0957ee
  4. #ee09ca

Monochromatic

  1. #5b3d03
  2. #a46e06
  3. #eea009
  4. #f8bd4b
  5. #fbd895

Shades

#eea009 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eea009
  2. #d69008
  3. #be8007
  4. #a77006
  5. #8f6005
  6. #775005
  7. #5f4004
  8. #473003
  9. #302002
  10. #181001
  11. #000000

Tints

#eea009 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eea009
  2. #f0aa22
  3. #f1b33a
  4. #f3bd53
  5. #f5c66b
  6. #f7d084
  7. #f8d99d
  8. #fae3b5
  9. #fcecce
  10. #fdf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eea009 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eea009
  2. #e39d15
  3. #d89a21
  4. #cd962d
  5. #c29339
  6. #b79045
  7. #ac8d50
  8. #a18a5c
  9. #968668
  10. #8b8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccaa8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb715 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8c88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2a300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbaf11 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc946c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eea009 {
  color: #eea009;
}
Background
.bg-eea009 {
  background-color: #eea009;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eea009 {
  border: 2px solid #eea009;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eea009;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 160 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eea009 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eea009, #caee09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eea009 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 160 9 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.39 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.00 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 3.21 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.13 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.22 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.63 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.19 #115ff6 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eea009  rgb(238, 160, 9)  hsl(40, 93%, 48%)  Marigold
#0957ee  rgb(9, 87, 238)  hsl(220, 93%, 48%)  Ultramarine Blue
#09eea0  rgb(9, 238, 160)  hsl(160, 93%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green
#a009ee  rgb(160, 9, 238)  hsl(280, 93%, 48%)  Vivid Violet