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#E2A00A

#e2a00a ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2a00a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.2% magenta, 95.58% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 41.67°, with 91.53% saturation and 46.27% 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 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4133

Complementary

  1. #e2a00a
  2. #0a4ce2

Split complementary

  1. #e2a00a
  2. #0ab8e2
  3. #340ae2

Analogous

  1. #e2340a
  2. #e2a00a
  3. #b8e20a

Triadic

  1. #e2a00a
  2. #0ae2a0
  3. #a00ae2

Tetradic

  1. #e2a00a
  2. #4ce20a
  3. #0a4ce2
  4. #a00ae2

Square

  1. #e2a00a
  2. #0ae234
  3. #0a4ce2
  4. #e20ab8

Monochromatic

  1. #4f3804
  2. #996c07
  3. #e2a00a
  4. #f7bf42
  5. #fad88b

Shades

#e2a00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2a00a
  2. #cb9009
  3. #b58008
  4. #9e7007
  5. #886006
  6. #715005
  7. #5a4004
  8. #443003
  9. #2d2002
  10. #171001
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2a00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2a00a
  2. #e5aa23
  3. #e8b33b
  4. #ebbd54
  5. #eec66c
  6. #f1d085
  7. #f3d99d
  8. #f6e3b6
  9. #f9ecce
  10. #fcf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2a00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2a00a
  2. #d89d16
  3. #ce9a22
  4. #c5962d
  5. #bb9339
  6. #b19045
  7. #a78d51
  8. #9d8a5d
  9. #948668
  10. #8a8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4a789 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b318 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f78d88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cba200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3ac13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef956c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2a00a {
  color: #e2a00a;
}
Background
.bg-e2a00a {
  background-color: #e2a00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2a00a {
  border: 2px solid #e2a00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2a00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 92% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2a00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2a00a, #b8e20a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2a00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.38 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.42 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.34 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.07 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.92 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 7.19 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.27 #1d5ff5 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Marigold
#e2a00a  rgb(226, 160, 10)  hsl(42, 92%, 46%)  Marigold
#0a4ce2  rgb(10, 76, 226)  hsl(222, 92%, 46%)  Sapphire
#0ae2a0  rgb(10, 226, 160)  hsl(162, 92%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#a00ae2  rgb(160, 10, 226)  hsl(282, 92%, 46%)  Dark Violet