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#EEAA12

#eeaa12 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eeaa12 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.57% magenta, 92.44% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 41.45°, with 86.61% saturation and 50.2% 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 3.08.

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Relative luminance0.4697

Complementary

  1. #eeaa12
  2. #1256ee

Split complementary

  1. #eeaa12
  2. #12c4ee
  3. #3c12ee

Analogous

  1. #ee3c12
  2. #eeaa12
  3. #c4ee12

Triadic

  1. #eeaa12
  2. #12eeaa
  3. #aa12ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeaa12
  2. #56ee12
  3. #1256ee
  4. #aa12ee

Square

  1. #eeaa12
  2. #12ee3c
  3. #1256ee
  4. #ee12c4

Monochromatic

  1. #604507
  2. #a8770c
  3. #eeaa12
  4. #f3c459
  5. #f8dda1

Shades

#eeaa12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeaa12
  2. #d69910
  3. #be880e
  4. #a7770d
  5. #8f660b
  6. #775509
  7. #5f4407
  8. #473305
  9. #302204
  10. #181102
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeaa12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeaa12
  2. #f0b32a
  3. #f1bb41
  4. #f3c459
  5. #f5cc71
  6. #f7d589
  7. #f8dda0
  8. #fae6b8
  9. #fceed0
  10. #fdf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeaa12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeaa12
  2. #e3a61d
  3. #d8a228
  4. #cd9d33
  5. #c2993e
  6. #b79549
  7. #ac9154
  8. #a18d5f
  9. #96886a
  10. #8b8475
  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 #d4bd1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9791 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb61a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fb9f73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeaa12 {
  color: #eeaa12;
}
Background
.bg-eeaa12 {
  background-color: #eeaa12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeaa12 {
  border: 2px solid #eeaa12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeaa12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 170 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeaa12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeaa12, #c4ee12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeaa12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 170 18 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.08 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.17 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.45 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.22 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.66 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.90 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.97 #1155ed Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eeaa12  rgb(238, 170, 18)  hsl(41, 87%, 50%)  Marigold
#1256ee  rgb(18, 86, 238)  hsl(221, 87%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#12eeaa  rgb(18, 238, 170)  hsl(161, 87%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa12ee  rgb(170, 18, 238)  hsl(281, 87%, 50%)  Vivid Violet