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#F2AE17

#f2ae17 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f2ae17 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 68.24% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.1% magenta, 90.5% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 41.37°, with 89.39% saturation and 51.96% 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 10.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.4921

Complementary

  1. #f2ae17
  2. #175bf2

Split complementary

  1. #f2ae17
  2. #17c9f2
  3. #4017f2

Analogous

  1. #f24017
  2. #f2ae17
  3. #c9f217

Triadic

  1. #f2ae17
  2. #17f2ae
  3. #ae17f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2ae17
  2. #5bf217
  3. #175bf2
  4. #ae17f2

Square

  1. #f2ae17
  2. #17f240
  3. #175bf2
  4. #f217c9

Monochromatic

  1. #6a4b06
  2. #b27e0a
  3. #f2ae17
  4. #f6c75f
  5. #fae1a8

Shades

#f2ae17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2ae17
  2. #da9d15
  3. #c28b12
  4. #a97a10
  5. #91680e
  6. #79570c
  7. #614609
  8. #493407
  9. #302305
  10. #181102
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2ae17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2ae17
  2. #f3b62e
  3. #f5be45
  4. #f6c65d
  5. #f7ce74
  6. #f9d78b
  7. #fadfa2
  8. #fbe7b9
  9. #fcefd1
  10. #fef7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2ae17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2ae17
  2. #e7a922
  3. #dba52c
  4. #d0a037
  5. #c49c41
  6. #b9974c
  7. #ae9256
  8. #a28e61
  9. #97896b
  10. #8b8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3b595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c122 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9b95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #daaf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3ba1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa377 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2ae17 {
  color: #f2ae17;
}
Background
.bg-f2ae17 {
  background-color: #f2ae17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2ae17 {
  border: 2px solid #f2ae17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2ae17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 174 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 89% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2ae17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2ae17, #c9f217);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2ae17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 174 23 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.92 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.76 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.93 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.38 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.43 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.44 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.59 #0d51e8 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Marigold
#f2ae17  rgb(242, 174, 23)  hsl(41, 89%, 52%)  Marigold
#175bf2  rgb(23, 91, 242)  hsl(221, 89%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue
#17f2ae  rgb(23, 242, 174)  hsl(161, 89%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae17f2  rgb(174, 23, 242)  hsl(281, 89%, 52%)  Electric Purple