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#EFA90E

#efa90e ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efa90e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 66.27% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.29% magenta, 94.14% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 41.33°, with 88.93% saturation and 49.61% 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 10.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.75.

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Relative luminance0.4676

Complementary

  1. #efa90e
  2. #0e54ef

Split complementary

  1. #efa90e
  2. #0ec5ef
  3. #380eef

Analogous

  1. #ef380e
  2. #efa90e
  3. #c5ef0e

Triadic

  1. #efa90e
  2. #0eefa9
  3. #a90eef

Tetradic

  1. #efa90e
  2. #54ef0e
  3. #0e54ef
  4. #a90eef

Square

  1. #efa90e
  2. #0eef38
  3. #0e54ef
  4. #ef0ec5

Monochromatic

  1. #5e4306
  2. #a7760a
  3. #efa90e
  4. #f5c355
  5. #f9dc9d

Shades

#efa90e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efa90e
  2. #d7980d
  3. #bf870b
  4. #a7760a
  5. #8f6508
  6. #785507
  7. #604406
  8. #483304
  9. #302203
  10. #181101
  11. #000000

Tints

#efa90e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efa90e
  2. #f1b226
  3. #f2ba3e
  4. #f4c356
  5. #f5cb6e
  6. #f7d487
  7. #f9dd9f
  8. #fae5b7
  9. #fceecf
  10. #fdf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efa90e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efa90e
  2. #e4a519
  3. #d9a125
  4. #ce9d30
  5. #c3993c
  6. #b89547
  7. #ac9052
  8. #a18c5e
  9. #968869
  10. #8b8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfb191 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bd1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9590 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb517 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc9e72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efa90e {
  color: #efa90e;
}
Background
.bg-efa90e {
  background-color: #efa90e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efa90e {
  border: 2px solid #efa90e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efa90e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 169 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 89% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efa90e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efa90e, #c5ef0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efa90e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 169 14 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.75 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.15 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.51 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.75 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.48 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.95 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.21 #1056f1 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Marigold
#efa90e  rgb(239, 169, 14)  hsl(41, 89%, 50%)  Marigold
#0e54ef  rgb(14, 84, 239)  hsl(221, 89%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#0eefa9  rgb(14, 239, 169)  hsl(161, 89%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#a90eef  rgb(169, 14, 239)  hsl(281, 89%, 50%)  Vivid Violet