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#EFA809

#efa809 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efa809 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 65.88% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.71% magenta, 96.23% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 41.48°, with 92.74% saturation and 48.63% 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 10.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.4638

Complementary

  1. #efa809
  2. #0950ef

Split complementary

  1. #efa809
  2. #09c3ef
  3. #3509ef

Analogous

  1. #ef3509
  2. #efa809
  3. #c3ef09

Triadic

  1. #efa809
  2. #09efa8
  3. #a809ef

Tetradic

  1. #efa809
  2. #50ef09
  3. #0950ef
  4. #a809ef

Square

  1. #efa809
  2. #09ef35
  3. #0950ef
  4. #ef09c3

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4003
  2. #a57406
  3. #efa809
  4. #f8c34c
  5. #fbdc96

Shades

#efa809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efa809
  2. #d79708
  3. #bf8607
  4. #a77606
  5. #8f6505
  6. #785405
  7. #604304
  8. #483203
  9. #302202
  10. #181101
  11. #000000

Tints

#efa809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efa809
  2. #f1b122
  3. #f2b93a
  4. #f4c253
  5. #f5cb6b
  6. #f7d484
  7. #f9dc9d
  8. #fae5b5
  9. #fceece
  10. #fdf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efa809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efa809
  2. #e4a415
  3. #d9a021
  4. #ce9c2d
  5. #c39839
  6. #b89445
  7. #ac9050
  8. #a18c5c
  9. #968868
  10. #8b8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfb090 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bc18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff948f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6aa00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb513 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc9d71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efa809 {
  color: #efa809;
}
Background
.bg-efa809 {
  background-color: #efa809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efa809 {
  border: 2px solid #efa809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efa809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 168 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 93% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efa809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efa809, #c3ef09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efa809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 168 9 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.56 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.90 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.53 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.64 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.51 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.90 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.28 #1057f6 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Marigold
#efa809  rgb(239, 168, 9)  hsl(41, 93%, 49%)  Marigold
#0950ef  rgb(9, 80, 239)  hsl(221, 93%, 49%)  Iris
#09efa8  rgb(9, 239, 168)  hsl(161, 93%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#a809ef  rgb(168, 9, 239)  hsl(281, 93%, 49%)  Vivid Violet