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#EEAB03

#eeab03 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eeab03 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 67.06% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.15% magenta, 98.74% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 42.89°, with 97.51% saturation and 47.25% 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 10.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4731

Complementary

  1. #eeab03
  2. #0346ee

Split complementary

  1. #eeab03
  2. #03bbee
  3. #3503ee

Analogous

  1. #ee3503
  2. #eeab03
  3. #bbee03

Triadic

  1. #eeab03
  2. #03eeab
  3. #ab03ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeab03
  2. #46ee03
  3. #0346ee
  4. #ab03ee

Square

  1. #eeab03
  2. #03ee35
  3. #0346ee
  4. #ee03bb

Monochromatic

  1. #573e01
  2. #a27502
  3. #eeab03
  4. #fdc741
  5. #fedd8c

Shades

#eeab03 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeab03
  2. #d69a03
  3. #be8902
  4. #a77802
  5. #8f6702
  6. #775602
  7. #5f4401
  8. #473301
  9. #302201
  10. #181100
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeab03 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeab03
  2. #f0b31c
  3. #f1bc35
  4. #f3c44f
  5. #f5cd68
  6. #f7d581
  7. #f8dd9a
  8. #fae6b3
  9. #fceecd
  10. #fdf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeab03 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeab03
  2. #e3a710
  3. #d8a21c
  4. #cd9e29
  5. #c29a35
  6. #b79642
  7. #ac914e
  8. #a18d5b
  9. #968967
  10. #8b8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfb291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7ac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb710 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fba073 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeab03 {
  color: #eeab03;
}
Background
.bg-eeab03 {
  background-color: #eeab03;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeab03 {
  border: 2px solid #eeab03;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeab03;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 171 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeab03 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeab03, #bbee03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeab03 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 171 3 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.79 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.11 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.03 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.38 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.66 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.77 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.22 #1154fc Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eeab03  rgb(238, 171, 3)  hsl(43, 98%, 47%)  Marigold
#0346ee  rgb(3, 70, 238)  hsl(223, 98%, 47%)  Iris
#03eeab  rgb(3, 238, 171)  hsl(163, 98%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green
#ab03ee  rgb(171, 3, 238)  hsl(283, 98%, 47%)  Vivid Violet