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#EFAC36

#efac36 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efac36 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 67.45% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.03% magenta, 77.41% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 38.27°, with 85.25% saturation and 57.45% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.4812

Complementary

  1. #efac36
  2. #3679ef

Split complementary

  1. #efac36
  2. #36d5ef
  3. #4f36ef

Analogous

  1. #ef4f36
  2. #efac36
  3. #d5ef36

Triadic

  1. #efac36
  2. #36efac
  3. #ac36ef

Tetradic

  1. #efac36
  2. #79ef36
  3. #3679ef
  4. #ac36ef

Square

  1. #efac36
  2. #36ef4f
  3. #3679ef
  4. #ef36d5

Monochromatic

  1. #82560a
  2. #c98610
  3. #efac36
  4. #f5c97d
  5. #fae7c4

Shades

#efac36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efac36
  2. #d79b31
  3. #bf8a2b
  4. #a77826
  5. #8f6720
  6. #78561b
  7. #604516
  8. #483410
  9. #30220b
  10. #181105
  11. #000000

Tints

#efac36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efac36
  2. #f1b44a
  3. #f2bd5e
  4. #f4c572
  5. #f5cd86
  6. #f7d69b
  7. #f9deaf
  8. #fae6c3
  9. #fceed7
  10. #fdf7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efac36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efac36
  2. #e4a83d
  3. #d9a345
  4. #ce9f4c
  5. #c39a54
  6. #b8965b
  7. #ac9262
  8. #a18d6a
  9. #968971
  10. #8b8479
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b496 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5af22 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5bf3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9a95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7ae2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0b839 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fca17a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efac36 {
  color: #efac36;
}
Background
.bg-efac36 {
  background-color: #efac36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efac36 {
  border: 2px solid #efac36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efac36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 172 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 85% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efac36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efac36, #d5ef36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efac36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 172 54 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.69 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.72 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.35 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.54 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.89 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.02 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.06 #1053c9 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Marigold
#efac36  rgb(239, 172, 54)  hsl(38, 85%, 57%)  Marigold
#3679ef  rgb(54, 121, 239)  hsl(218, 85%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#36efac  rgb(54, 239, 172)  hsl(158, 85%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#ac36ef  rgb(172, 54, 239)  hsl(278, 85%, 57%)  Electric Purple