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#EFAA0E

#efaa0e ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efaa0e 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 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.87% magenta, 94.14% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 41.6°, 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 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.09.

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Relative luminance0.4713

Complementary

  1. #efaa0e
  2. #0e53ef

Split complementary

  1. #efaa0e
  2. #0ec4ef
  3. #3a0eef

Analogous

  1. #ef3a0e
  2. #efaa0e
  3. #c4ef0e

Triadic

  1. #efaa0e
  2. #0eefaa
  3. #aa0eef

Tetradic

  1. #efaa0e
  2. #53ef0e
  3. #0e53ef
  4. #aa0eef

Square

  1. #efaa0e
  2. #0eef3a
  3. #0e53ef
  4. #ef0ec4

Monochromatic

  1. #5e4306
  2. #a7770a
  3. #efaa0e
  4. #f5c455
  5. #f9dd9d

Shades

#efaa0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efaa0e
  2. #d7990d
  3. #bf880b
  4. #a7770a
  5. #8f6608
  6. #785507
  7. #604406
  8. #483304
  9. #302203
  10. #181101
  11. #000000

Tints

#efaa0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efaa0e
  2. #f1b326
  3. #f2bb3e
  4. #f4c456
  5. #f5cc6e
  6. #f7d587
  7. #f9dd9f
  8. #fae6b7
  9. #fceecf
  10. #fdf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efaa0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efaa0e
  2. #e4a619
  3. #d9a225
  4. #ce9d30
  5. #c3993c
  6. #b89547
  7. #ac9152
  8. #a18d5e
  9. #968869
  10. #8b8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9691 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7ac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0b617 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc9f73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efaa0e {
  color: #efaa0e;
}
Background
.bg-efaa0e {
  background-color: #efaa0e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efaa0e {
  border: 2px solid #efaa0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efaa0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 170 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 89% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efaa0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efaa0e, #c4ef0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efaa0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 170 14 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.09 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.39 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.47 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.05 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.61 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.88 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.15 #1055f1 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Marigold
#efaa0e  rgb(239, 170, 14)  hsl(42, 89%, 50%)  Marigold
#0e53ef  rgb(14, 83, 239)  hsl(222, 89%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#0eefaa  rgb(14, 239, 170)  hsl(162, 89%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa0eef  rgb(170, 14, 239)  hsl(282, 89%, 50%)  Vivid Violet