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#EEAB05

#eeab05 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eeab05 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 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.15% magenta, 97.9% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 42.75°, with 95.88% saturation and 47.65% 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 3.74.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4731

Complementary

  1. #eeab05
  2. #0548ee

Split complementary

  1. #eeab05
  2. #05bcee
  3. #3705ee

Analogous

  1. #ee3705
  2. #eeab05
  3. #bcee05

Triadic

  1. #eeab05
  2. #05eeab
  3. #ab05ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeab05
  2. #48ee05
  3. #0548ee
  4. #ab05ee

Square

  1. #eeab05
  2. #05ee37
  3. #0548ee
  4. #ee05bc

Monochromatic

  1. #583f02
  2. #a37503
  3. #eeab05
  4. #fbc744
  5. #fddd8f

Shades

#eeab05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeab05
  2. #d69a05
  3. #be8904
  4. #a77804
  5. #8f6703
  6. #775603
  7. #5f4402
  8. #473302
  9. #302201
  10. #181101
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeab05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeab05
  2. #f0b31e
  3. #f1bc37
  4. #f3c450
  5. #f5cd69
  6. #f7d582
  7. #f8dd9b
  8. #fae6b4
  9. #fceecd
  10. #fdf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeab05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeab05
  2. #e3a711
  3. #d8a21e
  4. #cd9e2a
  5. #c29a36
  6. #b79643
  7. #ac914f
  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 #d5be18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7ac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb712 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fba073 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeab05 {
  color: #eeab05;
}
Background
.bg-eeab05 {
  background-color: #eeab05;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeab05 {
  border: 2px solid #eeab05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeab05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 171 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 96% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeab05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeab05, #bcee05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeab05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 171 5 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.74 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.10 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.00 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.40 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.66 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.74 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.17 #1154fa Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eeab05  rgb(238, 171, 5)  hsl(43, 96%, 48%)  Marigold
#0548ee  rgb(5, 72, 238)  hsl(223, 96%, 48%)  Iris
#05eeab  rgb(5, 238, 171)  hsl(163, 96%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green
#ab05ee  rgb(171, 5, 238)  hsl(283, 96%, 48%)  Vivid Violet