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#E2A135

#e2a135 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2a135 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 63.14% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.76% magenta, 76.55% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 37.46°, with 74.89% saturation and 54.71% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.4192

Complementary

  1. #e2a135
  2. #3576e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2a135
  2. #35cce2
  3. #4b35e2

Analogous

  1. #e24b35
  2. #e2a135
  3. #cce235

Triadic

  1. #e2a135
  2. #35e2a1
  3. #a135e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2a135
  2. #76e235
  3. #3576e2
  4. #a135e2

Square

  1. #e2a135
  2. #35e24b
  3. #3576e2
  4. #e235cc

Monochromatic

  1. #6e4b10
  2. #b17819
  3. #e2a135
  4. #ecc078
  5. #f5dfbb

Shades

#e2a135 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2a135
  2. #cb9130
  3. #b5812a
  4. #9e7125
  5. #886120
  6. #71511b
  7. #5a4015
  8. #443010
  9. #2d200b
  10. #171005
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2a135 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2a135
  2. #e5aa49
  3. #e8b45d
  4. #ebbd72
  5. #eec786
  6. #f1d09a
  7. #f3d9ae
  8. #f6e3c2
  9. #f9ecd7
  10. #fcf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2a135 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2a135
  2. #d89e3d
  3. #ce9a44
  4. #c5974c
  5. #bb9453
  6. #b1915b
  7. #a78d62
  8. #9d8a6a
  9. #948771
  10. #8a8379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5a88d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a424 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b439 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6908c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cba32b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3ac37 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee9773 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2a135 {
  color: #e2a135;
}
Background
.bg-e2a135 {
  background-color: #e2a135;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2a135 {
  border: 2px solid #e2a135;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2a135;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 161 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 75% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2a135 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2a135, #cce235);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2a135 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 161 53 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.17 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.71 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.03 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.82 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.80 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.94 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.96 #1d5eca Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Marigold
#e2a135  rgb(226, 161, 53)  hsl(37, 75%, 55%)  Marigold
#3576e2  rgb(53, 118, 226)  hsl(217, 75%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#35e2a1  rgb(53, 226, 161)  hsl(157, 75%, 55%)  Caribbean Green
#a135e2  rgb(161, 53, 226)  hsl(277, 75%, 55%)  Dark Orchid