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#EFAA03

#efaa03 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efaa03 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 66.67% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.87% magenta, 98.74% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 42.46°, with 97.52% saturation and 47.45% 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 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.4711

Complementary

  1. #efaa03
  2. #0348ef

Split complementary

  1. #efaa03
  2. #03beef
  3. #3403ef

Analogous

  1. #ef3403
  2. #efaa03
  3. #beef03

Triadic

  1. #efaa03
  2. #03efaa
  3. #aa03ef

Tetradic

  1. #efaa03
  2. #48ef03
  3. #0348ef
  4. #aa03ef

Square

  1. #efaa03
  2. #03ef34
  3. #0348ef
  4. #ef03be

Monochromatic

  1. #583f01
  2. #a37402
  3. #efaa03
  4. #fdc642
  5. #fedd8d

Shades

#efaa03 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efaa03
  2. #d79903
  3. #bf8802
  4. #a77702
  5. #8f6602
  6. #785502
  7. #604401
  8. #483301
  9. #302201
  10. #181100
  11. #000000

Tints

#efaa03 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efaa03
  2. #f1b31c
  3. #f2bb35
  4. #f4c44f
  5. #f5cc68
  6. #f7d581
  7. #f9dd9a
  8. #fae6b3
  9. #fceecd
  10. #fdf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efaa03 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efaa03
  2. #e4a610
  3. #d9a21c
  4. #ce9d29
  5. #c39935
  6. #b89542
  7. #ac914e
  8. #a18d5b
  9. #968867
  10. #8b8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9691 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7ab00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0b610 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc9f72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efaa03 {
  color: #efaa03;
}
Background
.bg-efaa03 {
  background-color: #efaa03;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efaa03 {
  border: 2px solid #efaa03;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efaa03;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 170 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efaa03 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efaa03, #beef03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efaa03 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 170 3 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.34 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.39 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.63 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.22 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.73 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.89 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.14 #1055fc Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Marigold
#efaa03  rgb(239, 170, 3)  hsl(42, 98%, 47%)  Marigold
#0348ef  rgb(3, 72, 239)  hsl(222, 98%, 47%)  Iris
#03efaa  rgb(3, 239, 170)  hsl(162, 98%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa03ef  rgb(170, 3, 239)  hsl(282, 98%, 47%)  Vivid Violet