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#EEAB0E

#eeab0e ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eeab0e 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 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.15% magenta, 94.12% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 42.05°, with 88.89% saturation and 49.41% 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 10.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4733

Complementary

  1. #eeab0e
  2. #0e51ee

Split complementary

  1. #eeab0e
  2. #0ec1ee
  3. #3b0eee

Analogous

  1. #ee3b0e
  2. #eeab0e
  3. #c1ee0e

Triadic

  1. #eeab0e
  2. #0eeeab
  3. #ab0eee

Tetradic

  1. #eeab0e
  2. #51ee0e
  3. #0e51ee
  4. #ab0eee

Square

  1. #eeab0e
  2. #0eee3b
  3. #0e51ee
  4. #ee0ec1

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4305
  2. #a6770a
  3. #eeab0e
  4. #f5c554
  5. #f9dd9c

Shades

#eeab0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeab0e
  2. #d69a0d
  3. #be890b
  4. #a7780a
  5. #8f6708
  6. #775607
  7. #5f4406
  8. #473304
  9. #302203
  10. #181101
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeab0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeab0e
  2. #f0b326
  3. #f1bc3e
  4. #f3c456
  5. #f5cd6e
  6. #f7d587
  7. #f8dd9f
  8. #fae6b7
  9. #fceecf
  10. #fdf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeab0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeab0e
  2. #e3a719
  3. #d8a225
  4. #cd9e30
  5. #c29a3c
  6. #b79647
  7. #ac9152
  8. #a18d5e
  9. #968969
  10. #8b8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfb292 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7ac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb717 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fba074 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeab0e {
  color: #eeab0e;
}
Background
.bg-eeab0e {
  background-color: #eeab0e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeab0e {
  border: 2px solid #eeab0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeab0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 171 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 89% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeab0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeab0e, #c1ee0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeab0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 171 14 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.54 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.08 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.86 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.52 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.61 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.65 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.93 #1154f1 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eeab0e  rgb(238, 171, 14)  hsl(42, 89%, 49%)  Marigold
#0e51ee  rgb(14, 81, 238)  hsl(222, 89%, 49%)  Iris
#0eeeab  rgb(14, 238, 171)  hsl(162, 89%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#ab0eee  rgb(171, 14, 238)  hsl(282, 89%, 49%)  Vivid Violet