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#F2B12E

#f2b12e ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f2b12e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 69.41% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.86% magenta, 80.99% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 40.1°, with 88.29% saturation and 56.47% 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 11.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.5052

Complementary

  1. #f2b12e
  2. #2e6ff2

Split complementary

  1. #f2b12e
  2. #2ed1f2
  3. #4f2ef2

Analogous

  1. #f24f2e
  2. #f2b12e
  3. #d1f22e

Triadic

  1. #f2b12e
  2. #2ef2b1
  3. #b12ef2

Tetradic

  1. #f2b12e
  2. #6ff22e
  3. #2e6ff2
  4. #b12ef2

Square

  1. #f2b12e
  2. #2ef24f
  3. #2e6ff2
  4. #f22ed1

Monochromatic

  1. #7f5808
  2. #c7890c
  3. #f2b12e
  4. #f6cc76
  5. #fbe7be

Shades

#f2b12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2b12e
  2. #da9f29
  3. #c28e25
  4. #a97c20
  5. #916a1c
  6. #795917
  7. #614712
  8. #49350e
  9. #302309
  10. #181205
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2b12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2b12e
  2. #f3b943
  3. #f5c158
  4. #f6c86d
  5. #f7d082
  6. #f9d897
  7. #fae0ab
  8. #fbe8c0
  9. #fcefd5
  10. #fef7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2b12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2b12e
  2. #e7ac36
  3. #dba73e
  4. #d0a247
  5. #c49d4f
  6. #b99957
  7. #ae945f
  8. #a28f67
  9. #978a70
  10. #8b8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4b898 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab30d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac334 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbb21f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4bc32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa67c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2b12e {
  color: #f2b12e;
}
Background
.bg-f2b12e {
  background-color: #f2b12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2b12e {
  border: 2px solid #f2b12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2b12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 177 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 88% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2b12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2b12e, #d1f22e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2b12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 177 46 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.21 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.67 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.87 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.93 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.97 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.70 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.85 #0d4ed1 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Marigold
#f2b12e  rgb(242, 177, 46)  hsl(40, 88%, 56%)  Marigold
#2e6ff2  rgb(46, 111, 242)  hsl(220, 88%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#2ef2b1  rgb(46, 242, 177)  hsl(160, 88%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#b12ef2  rgb(177, 46, 242)  hsl(280, 88%, 56%)  Electric Purple