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#EFB136

#efb136 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#efb136 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 69.41% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.94% magenta, 77.41% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 39.89°, 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 11.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 4.3.

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Relative luminance0.5006

Complementary

  1. #efb136
  2. #3674ef

Split complementary

  1. #efb136
  2. #36d1ef
  3. #5436ef

Analogous

  1. #ef5436
  2. #efb136
  3. #d1ef36

Triadic

  1. #efb136
  2. #36efb1
  3. #b136ef

Tetradic

  1. #efb136
  2. #74ef36
  3. #3674ef
  4. #b136ef

Square

  1. #efb136
  2. #36ef54
  3. #3674ef
  4. #ef36d1

Monochromatic

  1. #825a0a
  2. #c98b10
  3. #efb136
  4. #f5cc7d
  5. #fae8c4

Shades

#efb136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efb136
  2. #d79f31
  3. #bf8e2b
  4. #a77c26
  5. #8f6a20
  6. #78591b
  7. #604716
  8. #483510
  9. #30230b
  10. #181205
  11. #000000

Tints

#efb136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efb136
  2. #f1b94a
  3. #f2c15e
  4. #f4c872
  5. #f5d086
  6. #f7d89b
  7. #f9e0af
  8. #fae8c3
  9. #fcefd7
  10. #fdf7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efb136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efb136
  2. #e4ac3d
  3. #d9a745
  4. #cea24c
  5. #c39d54
  6. #b8995b
  7. #ac9462
  8. #a18f6a
  9. #968a71
  10. #8b8579
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2b798 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b320 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c23b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9f99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9b22a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2bb39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fca77d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efb136 {
  color: #efb136;
}
Background
.bg-efb136 {
  background-color: #efb136;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efb136 {
  border: 2px solid #efb136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efb136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 177 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 85% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efb136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efb136, #d1ef36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efb136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 177 54 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.30 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.44 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.51 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.78 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.40 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.84 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.00 #104ec9 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Marigold
#efb136  rgb(239, 177, 54)  hsl(40, 85%, 57%)  Marigold
#3674ef  rgb(54, 116, 239)  hsl(220, 85%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#36efb1  rgb(54, 239, 177)  hsl(160, 85%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#b136ef  rgb(177, 54, 239)  hsl(280, 85%, 57%)  Electric Purple