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#F4AA09

#f4aa09 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f4aa09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 66.67% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.33% magenta, 96.31% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 41.11°, with 92.89% saturation and 49.61% 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 10.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.48

Complementary

  1. #f4aa09
  2. #0953f4

Split complementary

  1. #f4aa09
  2. #09c8f4
  3. #3509f4

Analogous

  1. #f43509
  2. #f4aa09
  3. #c8f409

Triadic

  1. #f4aa09
  2. #09f4aa
  3. #aa09f4

Tetradic

  1. #f4aa09
  2. #53f409
  3. #0953f4
  4. #aa09f4

Square

  1. #f4aa09
  2. #09f435
  3. #0953f4
  4. #f409c8

Monochromatic

  1. #604304
  2. #aa7706
  3. #f4aa09
  4. #f9c451
  5. #fbdd9b

Shades

#f4aa09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4aa09
  2. #dc9908
  3. #c38807
  4. #ab7706
  5. #926605
  6. #7a5505
  7. #624404
  8. #493303
  9. #312202
  10. #181101
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4aa09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4aa09
  2. #f5b322
  3. #f6bb3a
  4. #f7c453
  5. #f8cc6b
  6. #fad584
  7. #fbdd9d
  8. #fce6b5
  9. #fdeece
  10. #fef7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4aa09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4aa09
  2. #e8a615
  3. #dda221
  4. #d19d2d
  5. #c69939
  6. #ba9545
  7. #ae9150
  8. #a38d5c
  9. #978868
  10. #8c8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3b392 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7bf18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9691 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #daac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3b713 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9e73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4aa09 {
  color: #f4aa09;
}
Background
.bg-f4aa09 {
  background-color: #f4aa09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4aa09 {
  border: 2px solid #f4aa09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4aa09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 170 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 93% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4aa09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4aa09, #c8f409);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4aa09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 170 9 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.95 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 3.91 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.44 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.94 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.35 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.52 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.82 #0b55f6 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Marigold
#f4aa09  rgb(244, 170, 9)  hsl(41, 93%, 50%)  Marigold
#0953f4  rgb(9, 83, 244)  hsl(221, 93%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#09f4aa  rgb(9, 244, 170)  hsl(161, 93%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa09f4  rgb(170, 9, 244)  hsl(281, 93%, 50%)  Vivid Violet