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#F8AB09

#f8ab09 ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f8ab09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 67.06% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.05% magenta, 96.37% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 40.67°, with 94.47% saturation and 50.39% 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 10.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.491

Complementary

  1. #f8ab09
  2. #0956f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8ab09
  2. #09cdf8
  3. #3309f8

Analogous

  1. #f83309
  2. #f8ab09
  3. #cdf809

Triadic

  1. #f8ab09
  2. #09f8ab
  3. #ab09f8

Tetradic

  1. #f8ab09
  2. #56f809
  3. #0956f8
  4. #ab09f8

Square

  1. #f8ab09
  2. #09f833
  3. #0956f8
  4. #f809cd

Monochromatic

  1. #654503
  2. #af7905
  3. #f8ab09
  4. #fac453
  5. #fcde9e

Shades

#f8ab09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8ab09
  2. #df9a08
  3. #c68907
  4. #ae7806
  5. #956705
  6. #7c5605
  7. #634404
  8. #4a3303
  9. #322202
  10. #191101
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8ab09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8ab09
  2. #f9b322
  3. #f9bc3a
  4. #fac453
  5. #fbcd6b
  6. #fcd584
  7. #fcdd9d
  8. #fde6b5
  9. #feeece
  10. #fef7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8ab09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8ab09
  2. #eca715
  3. #e0a221
  4. #d49e2d
  5. #c89a39
  6. #bc9645
  7. #b09150
  8. #a48d5c
  9. #988968
  10. #8c8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6b494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c218 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9692 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcad00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6b913 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9f74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8ab09 {
  color: #f8ab09;
}
Background
.bg-f8ab09 {
  background-color: #f8ab09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8ab09 {
  border: 2px solid #f8ab09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8ab09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 171 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 94% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8ab09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8ab09, #cdf809);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8ab09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 171 9 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.30 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 3.33 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.52 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.82 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.88 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.34 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.26 #0754f6 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Marigold
#f8ab09  rgb(248, 171, 9)  hsl(41, 94%, 50%)  Marigold
#0956f8  rgb(9, 86, 248)  hsl(221, 94%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#09f8ab  rgb(9, 248, 171)  hsl(161, 94%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#ab09f8  rgb(171, 9, 248)  hsl(281, 94%, 50%)  Vivid Violet