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#EFA40F

#efa40f ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efa40f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 64.31% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.38% magenta, 93.72% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 39.91°, with 88.19% saturation and 49.8% 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 9.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.35.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4494

Complementary

  1. #efa40f
  2. #0f5aef

Split complementary

  1. #efa40f
  2. #0fcaef
  3. #340fef

Analogous

  1. #ef340f
  2. #efa40f
  3. #caef0f

Triadic

  1. #efa40f
  2. #0fefa4
  3. #a40fef

Tetradic

  1. #efa40f
  2. #5aef0f
  3. #0f5aef
  4. #a40fef

Square

  1. #efa40f
  2. #0fef34
  3. #0f5aef
  4. #ef0fca

Monochromatic

  1. #5f4106
  2. #a7730a
  3. #efa40f
  4. #f4bf56
  5. #f9da9e

Shades

#efa40f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efa40f
  2. #d7940e
  3. #bf830c
  4. #a7730b
  5. #8f6209
  6. #785208
  7. #604206
  8. #483105
  9. #302103
  10. #181002
  11. #000000

Tints

#efa40f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efa40f
  2. #f1ad27
  3. #f2b63f
  4. #f4bf57
  5. #f5c86f
  6. #f7d287
  7. #f9db9f
  8. #fae4b7
  9. #fcedcf
  10. #fdf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efa40f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efa40f
  2. #e4a01a
  3. #d99d26
  4. #ce9931
  5. #c3963c
  6. #b89248
  7. #ac8e53
  8. #a18b5e
  9. #968769
  10. #8b8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cead8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1ba1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff908c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4a600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddb216 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fd986f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efa40f {
  color: #efa40f;
}
Background
.bg-efa40f {
  background-color: #efa40f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efa40f {
  border: 2px solid #efa40f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efa40f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 164 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 88% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efa40f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efa40f, #caef0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efa40f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 164 15 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.35 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.72 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 3.46 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.88 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.13 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.19 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.47 #105bf0 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Marigold
#efa40f  rgb(239, 164, 15)  hsl(40, 88%, 50%)  Marigold
#0f5aef  rgb(15, 90, 239)  hsl(220, 88%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#0fefa4  rgb(15, 239, 164)  hsl(160, 88%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#a40fef  rgb(164, 15, 239)  hsl(280, 88%, 50%)  Vivid Violet