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#EEAF2F

#eeaf2f ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eeaf2f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 68.63% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.47% magenta, 80.25% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 40.21°, with 84.89% saturation and 55.88% 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 10.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.89.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.4904

Complementary

  1. #eeaf2f
  2. #2f6eee

Split complementary

  1. #eeaf2f
  2. #2fcdee
  3. #4f2fee

Analogous

  1. #ee4f2f
  2. #eeaf2f
  3. #cdee2f

Triadic

  1. #eeaf2f
  2. #2feeaf
  3. #af2fee

Tetradic

  1. #eeaf2f
  2. #6eee2f
  3. #2f6eee
  4. #af2fee

Square

  1. #eeaf2f
  2. #2fee4f
  3. #2f6eee
  4. #ee2fcd

Monochromatic

  1. #7a550a
  2. #c18610
  3. #eeaf2f
  4. #f4ca76
  5. #fae5bc

Shades

#eeaf2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeaf2f
  2. #d69e2a
  3. #be8c26
  4. #a77b21
  5. #8f691c
  6. #775818
  7. #5f4613
  8. #47350e
  9. #302309
  10. #181205
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeaf2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeaf2f
  2. #f0b744
  3. #f1bf59
  4. #f3c76d
  5. #f5cf82
  6. #f7d797
  7. #f8dfac
  8. #fae7c1
  9. #fcefd5
  10. #fdf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeaf2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeaf2f
  2. #e3aa37
  3. #d8a63f
  4. #cda147
  5. #c29c4f
  6. #b79858
  7. #ac9360
  8. #a18e68
  9. #968970
  10. #8b8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1b696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b112 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c035 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9d97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8b021 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ba33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fba47b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeaf2f {
  color: #eeaf2f;
}
Background
.bg-eeaf2f {
  background-color: #eeaf2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeaf2f {
  border: 2px solid #eeaf2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeaf2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 175 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 85% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeaf2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeaf2f, #cdee2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeaf2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 175 47 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.89 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.16 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.66 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.02 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.47 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.53 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.96 #1150d0 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Marigold
#eeaf2f  rgb(238, 175, 47)  hsl(40, 85%, 56%)  Marigold
#2f6eee  rgb(47, 110, 238)  hsl(220, 85%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#2feeaf  rgb(47, 238, 175)  hsl(160, 85%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#af2fee  rgb(175, 47, 238)  hsl(280, 85%, 56%)  Electric Purple