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#F2AA04

#f2aa04 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f2aa04 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 66.67% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.75% magenta, 98.35% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 41.85°, with 96.75% saturation and 48.24% 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 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.1.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4764

Complementary

  1. #f2aa04
  2. #044cf2

Split complementary

  1. #f2aa04
  2. #04c3f2
  3. #3304f2

Analogous

  1. #f23304
  2. #f2aa04
  3. #c3f204

Triadic

  1. #f2aa04
  2. #04f2aa
  3. #aa04f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2aa04
  2. #4cf204
  3. #044cf2
  4. #aa04f2

Square

  1. #f2aa04
  2. #04f233
  3. #044cf2
  4. #f204c3

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4002
  2. #a77503
  3. #f2aa04
  4. #fcc547
  5. #fddd92

Shades

#f2aa04 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2aa04
  2. #da9904
  3. #c28803
  4. #a97703
  5. #916602
  6. #795502
  7. #614402
  8. #493301
  9. #302201
  10. #181100
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2aa04 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2aa04
  2. #f3b31d
  3. #f5bb36
  4. #f6c44f
  5. #f7cc68
  6. #f9d582
  7. #fadd9b
  8. #fbe6b4
  9. #fceecd
  10. #fef7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2aa04 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2aa04
  2. #e7a610
  3. #dba21d
  4. #d09d29
  5. #c49936
  6. #b99542
  7. #ae914e
  8. #a28d5b
  9. #978867
  10. #8b8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1b292 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9691 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8ac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2b710 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9e73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2aa04 {
  color: #f2aa04;
}
Background
.bg-f2aa04 {
  background-color: #f2aa04;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2aa04 {
  border: 2px solid #f2aa04;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2aa04;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 170 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 97% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2aa04 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2aa04, #c3f204);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2aa04 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 170 4 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.10 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.47 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.50 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.06 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.37 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.85 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.93 #0d55fb Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Marigold
#f2aa04  rgb(242, 170, 4)  hsl(42, 97%, 48%)  Marigold
#044cf2  rgb(4, 76, 242)  hsl(222, 97%, 48%)  Iris
#04f2aa  rgb(4, 242, 170)  hsl(162, 97%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa04f2  rgb(170, 4, 242)  hsl(282, 97%, 48%)  Vivid Violet