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#EEAE42

#eeae42 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eeae42 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 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.89% magenta, 72.27% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 37.67°, with 83.5% saturation and 59.61% 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 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.4884

Complementary

  1. #eeae42
  2. #4282ee

Split complementary

  1. #eeae42
  2. #42d8ee
  3. #5842ee

Analogous

  1. #ee5842
  2. #eeae42
  3. #d8ee42

Triadic

  1. #eeae42
  2. #42eeae
  3. #ae42ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeae42
  2. #82ee42
  3. #4282ee
  4. #ae42ee

Square

  1. #eeae42
  2. #42ee58
  3. #4282ee
  4. #ee42d8

Monochromatic

  1. #8b5c0c
  2. #d18a13
  3. #eeae42
  4. #f4cc88
  5. #fbeace

Shades

#eeae42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeae42
  2. #d69d3b
  3. #be8b35
  4. #a77a2e
  5. #8f6828
  6. #775721
  7. #5f461a
  8. #473414
  9. #30230d
  10. #181107
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeae42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeae42
  2. #f0b655
  3. #f1be68
  4. #f3c67b
  5. #f5ce8e
  6. #f7d7a1
  7. #f8dfb3
  8. #fae7c6
  9. #fcefd9
  10. #fdf7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeae42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeae42
  2. #e3a948
  3. #d8a54e
  4. #cda055
  5. #c29c5b
  6. #b79761
  7. #ac9267
  8. #a18e6d
  9. #968974
  10. #8b857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1b598 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b033 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c046 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7af3a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb944 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fba47e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeae42 {
  color: #eeae42;
}
Background
.bg-eeae42 {
  background-color: #eeae42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeae42 {
  border: 2px solid #eeae42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeae42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 174 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeae42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeae42, #d8ee42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeae42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 174 66 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.52 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.53 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.24 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.32 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.29 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.34 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.68 #1151bd Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Marigold
#eeae42  rgb(238, 174, 66)  hsl(38, 84%, 60%)  Marigold
#4282ee  rgb(66, 130, 238)  hsl(218, 84%, 60%)  Bleu de France
#42eeae  rgb(66, 238, 174)  hsl(158, 84%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae42ee  rgb(174, 66, 238)  hsl(278, 84%, 60%)  Electric Purple