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#EFA91D

#efa91d ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efa91d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.29% magenta, 87.87% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 86.78% saturation and 52.55% 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 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.4682

Complementary

  1. #efa91d
  2. #1d63ef

Split complementary

  1. #efa91d
  2. #1dccef
  3. #401def

Analogous

  1. #ef401d
  2. #efa91d
  3. #ccef1d

Triadic

  1. #efa91d
  2. #1defa9
  3. #a91def

Tetradic

  1. #efa91d
  2. #63ef1d
  3. #1d63ef
  4. #a91def

Square

  1. #efa91d
  2. #1def40
  3. #1d63ef
  4. #ef1dcc

Monochromatic

  1. #6b4a08
  2. #b37b0d
  3. #efa91d
  4. #f4c464
  5. #f9dfac

Shades

#efa91d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efa91d
  2. #d7981a
  3. #bf8717
  4. #a77614
  5. #8f6511
  6. #78550f
  7. #60440c
  8. #483309
  9. #302206
  10. #181103
  11. #000000

Tints

#efa91d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efa91d
  2. #f1b234
  3. #f2ba4a
  4. #f4c361
  5. #f5cb77
  6. #f7d48e
  7. #f9dda5
  8. #fae5bb
  9. #fceed2
  10. #fdf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efa91d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efa91d
  2. #e4a527
  3. #d9a131
  4. #ce9d3b
  5. #c39945
  6. #b8954f
  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 #dfb522 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc9e74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efa91d {
  color: #efa91d;
}
Background
.bg-efa91d {
  background-color: #efa91d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efa91d {
  border: 2px solid #efa91d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efa91d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 169 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 87% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efa91d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efa91d, #ccef1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efa91d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 169 29 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.24 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.87 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.44 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.64 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.88 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.31 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.13 #1056e2 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Marigold
#efa91d  rgb(239, 169, 29)  hsl(40, 87%, 53%)  Marigold
#1d63ef  rgb(29, 99, 239)  hsl(220, 87%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#1defa9  rgb(29, 239, 169)  hsl(160, 87%, 53%)  Medium Spring Green
#a91def  rgb(169, 29, 239)  hsl(280, 87%, 53%)  Vivid Violet