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#EFA91C

#efa91c ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efa91c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.29% magenta, 88.28% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 40.09°, with 86.83% saturation and 52.35% 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 10.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.28.

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Relative luminance0.4681

Complementary

  1. #efa91c
  2. #1c62ef

Split complementary

  1. #efa91c
  2. #1cccef
  3. #3f1cef

Analogous

  1. #ef3f1c
  2. #efa91c
  3. #ccef1c

Triadic

  1. #efa91c
  2. #1cefa9
  3. #a91cef

Tetradic

  1. #efa91c
  2. #62ef1c
  3. #1c62ef
  4. #a91cef

Square

  1. #efa91c
  2. #1cef3f
  3. #1c62ef
  4. #ef1ccc

Monochromatic

  1. #6a4a08
  2. #b27b0d
  3. #efa91c
  4. #f4c463
  5. #f9dfab

Shades

#efa91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efa91c
  2. #d79819
  3. #bf8716
  4. #a77614
  5. #8f6511
  6. #78550e
  7. #60440b
  8. #483308
  9. #302206
  10. #181103
  11. #000000

Tints

#efa91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efa91c
  2. #f1b233
  3. #f2ba49
  4. #f4c360
  5. #f5cb77
  6. #f7d48e
  7. #f9dda4
  8. #fae5bb
  9. #fceed2
  10. #fdf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efa91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efa91c
  2. #e4a526
  3. #d9a130
  4. #ce9d3a
  5. #c39944
  6. #b8954e
  7. #ac9058
  8. #a18c62
  9. #96886c
  10. #8b8476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfb192 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bd25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9691 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb521 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc9e74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efa91c {
  color: #efa91c;
}
Background
.bg-efa91c {
  background-color: #efa91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efa91c {
  border: 2px solid #efa91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efa91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 169 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 87% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efa91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efa91c, #ccef1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efa91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 169 28 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.28 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.89 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.46 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.62 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.93 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.36 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.16 #1056e3 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Marigold
#efa91c  rgb(239, 169, 28)  hsl(40, 87%, 52%)  Marigold
#1c62ef  rgb(28, 98, 239)  hsl(220, 87%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#1cefa9  rgb(28, 239, 169)  hsl(160, 87%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#a91cef  rgb(169, 28, 239)  hsl(280, 87%, 52%)  Vivid Violet