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#EEAA06

#eeaa06 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eeaa06 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 66.67% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.57% magenta, 97.48% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 42.41°, with 95.08% saturation and 47.84% 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 10.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.38.

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Relative luminance0.4694

Complementary

  1. #eeaa06
  2. #064aee

Split complementary

  1. #eeaa06
  2. #06beee
  3. #3606ee

Analogous

  1. #ee3606
  2. #eeaa06
  3. #beee06

Triadic

  1. #eeaa06
  2. #06eeaa
  3. #aa06ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeaa06
  2. #4aee06
  3. #064aee
  4. #aa06ee

Square

  1. #eeaa06
  2. #06ee36
  3. #064aee
  4. #ee06be

Monochromatic

  1. #593f02
  2. #a37504
  3. #eeaa06
  4. #fac646
  5. #fcdd91

Shades

#eeaa06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeaa06
  2. #d69905
  3. #be8805
  4. #a77704
  5. #8f6604
  6. #775503
  7. #5f4402
  8. #473302
  9. #302201
  10. #181101
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeaa06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeaa06
  2. #f0b31f
  3. #f1bb38
  4. #f3c451
  5. #f5cc6a
  6. #f7d583
  7. #f8dd9b
  8. #fae6b4
  9. #fceecd
  10. #fdf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeaa06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeaa06
  2. #e3a612
  3. #d8a21e
  4. #cd9d2b
  5. #c29937
  6. #b79543
  7. #ac914f
  8. #a18d5b
  9. #968868
  10. #8b8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfb291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bd18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9791 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb612 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb9f73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeaa06 {
  color: #eeaa06;
}
Background
.bg-eeaa06 {
  background-color: #eeaa06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeaa06 {
  border: 2px solid #eeaa06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeaa06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 170 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 95% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeaa06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeaa06, #beee06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeaa06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 170 6 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.38 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.17 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.65 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.42 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.72 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.95 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.99 #1155f9 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eeaa06  rgb(238, 170, 6)  hsl(42, 95%, 48%)  Marigold
#064aee  rgb(6, 74, 238)  hsl(222, 95%, 48%)  Iris
#06eeaa  rgb(6, 238, 170)  hsl(162, 95%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa06ee  rgb(170, 6, 238)  hsl(282, 95%, 48%)  Vivid Violet