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#EEAE35

#eeae35 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eeae35 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 68.24% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.89% magenta, 77.73% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 39.24°, with 84.47% saturation and 57.06% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.4871

Complementary

  1. #eeae35
  2. #3575ee

Split complementary

  1. #eeae35
  2. #35d2ee
  3. #5135ee

Analogous

  1. #ee5135
  2. #eeae35
  3. #d2ee35

Triadic

  1. #eeae35
  2. #35eeae
  3. #ae35ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeae35
  2. #75ee35
  3. #3575ee
  4. #ae35ee

Square

  1. #eeae35
  2. #35ee51
  3. #3575ee
  4. #ee35d2

Monochromatic

  1. #7f570b
  2. #c68711
  3. #eeae35
  4. #f4ca7c
  5. #fae7c2

Shades

#eeae35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeae35
  2. #d69d30
  3. #be8b2a
  4. #a77a25
  5. #8f6820
  6. #77571b
  7. #5f4615
  8. #473410
  9. #30230b
  10. #181105
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeae35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeae35
  2. #f0b649
  3. #f1be5d
  4. #f3c672
  5. #f5ce86
  6. #f7d79a
  7. #f8dfae
  8. #fae7c2
  9. #fcefd7
  10. #fdf7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeae35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeae35
  2. #e3a93d
  3. #d8a544
  4. #cda04c
  5. #c29c53
  6. #b7975b
  7. #ac9262
  8. #a18e6a
  9. #968971
  10. #8b8579
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1b596 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b01f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c03a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7af29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0b938 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fba37b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeae35 {
  color: #eeae35;
}
Background
.bg-eeae35 {
  background-color: #eeae35;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeae35 {
  border: 2px solid #eeae35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeae35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 174 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeae35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeae35, #d2ee35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeae35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 174 53 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.39 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.38 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.45 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.14 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.23 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.24 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.60 #1151ca Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Marigold
#eeae35  rgb(238, 174, 53)  hsl(39, 84%, 57%)  Marigold
#3575ee  rgb(53, 117, 238)  hsl(219, 84%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#35eeae  rgb(53, 238, 174)  hsl(159, 84%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae35ee  rgb(174, 53, 238)  hsl(279, 84%, 57%)  Electric Purple