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#EFAE31

#efae31 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efae31 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 68.24% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.2% magenta, 79.5% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 39.47°, with 85.59% saturation and 56.47% 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 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.36.

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Relative luminance0.4884

Complementary

  1. #efae31
  2. #3172ef

Split complementary

  1. #efae31
  2. #31d1ef
  3. #4f31ef

Analogous

  1. #ef4f31
  2. #efae31
  3. #d1ef31

Triadic

  1. #efae31
  2. #31efae
  3. #ae31ef

Tetradic

  1. #efae31
  2. #72ef31
  3. #3172ef
  4. #ae31ef

Square

  1. #efae31
  2. #31ef4f
  3. #3172ef
  4. #ef31d1

Monochromatic

  1. #7d560a
  2. #c4860f
  3. #efae31
  4. #f5ca78
  5. #fae6bf

Shades

#efae31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efae31
  2. #d79d2c
  3. #bf8b27
  4. #a77a22
  5. #8f681d
  6. #785719
  7. #604614
  8. #48340f
  9. #30230a
  10. #181105
  11. #000000

Tints

#efae31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efae31
  2. #f1b646
  3. #f2be5a
  4. #f4c66f
  5. #f5ce83
  6. #f7d798
  7. #f9dfad
  8. #fae7c1
  9. #fcefd6
  10. #fdf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efae31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efae31
  2. #e4a939
  3. #d9a541
  4. #cea049
  5. #c39c51
  6. #b89759
  7. #ac9260
  8. #a18e68
  9. #968970
  10. #8b8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1b596 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b017 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c037 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8af24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1b934 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fca37a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efae31 {
  color: #efae31;
}
Background
.bg-efae31 {
  background-color: #efae31;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efae31 {
  border: 2px solid #efae31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efae31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 174 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efae31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efae31, #d1ef31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efae31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 174 49 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.36 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.43 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.50 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.11 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.28 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.30 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.51 #1051ce Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Marigold
#efae31  rgb(239, 174, 49)  hsl(39, 86%, 56%)  Marigold
#3172ef  rgb(49, 114, 239)  hsl(219, 86%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#31efae  rgb(49, 239, 174)  hsl(159, 86%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae31ef  rgb(174, 49, 239)  hsl(279, 86%, 56%)  Electric Purple