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#F4AE2D

#f4ae2d ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f4ae2d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 95.69% red, 68.24% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.69% magenta, 81.56% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 38.89°, with 90.05% saturation and 56.67% 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 10.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.18.

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Relative luminance0.4969

Complementary

  1. #f4ae2d
  2. #2d73f4

Split complementary

  1. #f4ae2d
  2. #2dd7f4
  3. #4a2df4

Analogous

  1. #f44a2d
  2. #f4ae2d
  3. #d7f42d

Triadic

  1. #f4ae2d
  2. #2df4ae
  3. #ae2df4

Tetradic

  1. #f4ae2d
  2. #73f42d
  3. #2d73f4
  4. #ae2df4

Square

  1. #f4ae2d
  2. #2df44a
  3. #2d73f4
  4. #f42dd7

Monochromatic

  1. #815607
  2. #ca870b
  3. #f4ae2d
  4. #f8ca76
  5. #fce6be

Shades

#f4ae2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f4ae2d
  2. #dc9d29
  3. #c38b24
  4. #ab7a20
  5. #92681b
  6. #7a5717
  7. #624612
  8. #49340e
  9. #312309
  10. #181105
  11. #000000

Tints

#f4ae2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f4ae2d
  2. #f5b642
  3. #f6be57
  4. #f7c66c
  5. #f8ce81
  6. #fad796
  7. #fbdfab
  8. #fce7c0
  9. #fdefd5
  10. #fef7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f4ae2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f4ae2d
  2. #e8a935
  3. #dda53e
  4. #d1a046
  5. #c69c4e
  6. #ba9757
  7. #ae925f
  8. #a38e67
  9. #97896f
  10. #8c8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4b697 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b10c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c233 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbb01e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4ba31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa37a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f4ae2d {
  color: #f4ae2d;
}
Background
.bg-f4ae2d {
  background-color: #f4ae2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f4ae2d {
  border: 2px solid #f4ae2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f4ae2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 244 174 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 90% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f4ae2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f4ae2d, #d7f42d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f4ae2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(244 174 45 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.18 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.65 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.41 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.44 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.03 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.51 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.08 #0b51d2 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Marigold
#f4ae2d  rgb(244, 174, 45)  hsl(39, 90%, 57%)  Marigold
#2d73f4  rgb(45, 115, 244)  hsl(219, 90%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#2df4ae  rgb(45, 244, 174)  hsl(159, 90%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae2df4  rgb(174, 45, 244)  hsl(279, 90%, 57%)  Electric Purple