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#EFA00A

#efa00a ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efa00a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.05% magenta, 95.82% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 39.3°, with 91.97% saturation and 48.82% 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 9.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.55.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4351

Complementary

  1. #efa00a
  2. #0a59ef

Split complementary

  1. #efa00a
  2. #0acbef
  3. #2d0aef

Analogous

  1. #ef2d0a
  2. #efa00a
  3. #cbef0a

Triadic

  1. #efa00a
  2. #0aefa0
  3. #a00aef

Tetradic

  1. #efa00a
  2. #59ef0a
  3. #0a59ef
  4. #a00aef

Square

  1. #efa00a
  2. #0aef2d
  3. #0a59ef
  4. #ef0acb

Monochromatic

  1. #5c3e04
  2. #a66f07
  3. #efa00a
  4. #f8bd4e
  5. #fbd897

Shades

#efa00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efa00a
  2. #d79009
  3. #bf8008
  4. #a77007
  5. #8f6006
  6. #785005
  7. #604004
  8. #483003
  9. #302002
  10. #181001
  11. #000000

Tints

#efa00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efa00a
  2. #f1aa23
  3. #f2b33b
  4. #f4bd54
  5. #f5c66c
  6. #f7d085
  7. #f9d99d
  8. #fae3b6
  9. #fcecce
  10. #fdf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efa00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efa00a
  2. #e49d16
  3. #d99a22
  4. #ce962d
  5. #c39339
  6. #b89045
  7. #ac8d51
  8. #a18a5d
  9. #968668
  10. #8b8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccaa8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb816 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8b88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2a300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcaf12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd946c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efa00a {
  color: #efa00a;
}
Background
.bg-efa00a {
  background-color: #efa00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efa00a {
  border: 2px solid #efa00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efa00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efa00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efa00a, #cbef0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efa00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.55 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.16 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 2.99 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 3.86 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.05 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.52 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.42 #105ff5 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Marigold
#efa00a  rgb(239, 160, 10)  hsl(39, 92%, 49%)  Marigold
#0a59ef  rgb(10, 89, 239)  hsl(219, 92%, 49%)  Ultramarine Blue
#0aefa0  rgb(10, 239, 160)  hsl(159, 92%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#a00aef  rgb(160, 10, 239)  hsl(279, 92%, 49%)  Vivid Violet