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#E2A42E

#e2a42e ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2a42e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 64.31% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.43% magenta, 79.65% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 39.33°, with 75.63% saturation and 53.33% 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 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4292

Complementary

  1. #e2a42e
  2. #2e6ce2

Split complementary

  1. #e2a42e
  2. #2ec6e2
  3. #4a2ee2

Analogous

  1. #e24a2e
  2. #e2a42e
  3. #c6e22e

Triadic

  1. #e2a42e
  2. #2ee2a4
  3. #a42ee2

Tetradic

  1. #e2a42e
  2. #6ce22e
  3. #2e6ce2
  4. #a42ee2

Square

  1. #e2a42e
  2. #2ee24a
  3. #2e6ce2
  4. #e22ec6

Monochromatic

  1. #68490e
  2. #ac7918
  3. #e2a42e
  4. #ebc171
  5. #f5deb4

Shades

#e2a42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2a42e
  2. #cb9429
  3. #b58325
  4. #9e7320
  5. #88621c
  6. #715217
  7. #5a4212
  8. #44310e
  9. #2d2109
  10. #171005
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2a42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2a42e
  2. #e5ad43
  3. #e8b658
  4. #ebbf6d
  5. #eec882
  6. #f1d297
  7. #f3dbab
  8. #f6e4c0
  9. #f9edd5
  10. #fcf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2a42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2a42e
  2. #d8a036
  3. #ce9d3e
  4. #c59947
  5. #bb964f
  6. #b19257
  7. #a78e5f
  8. #9d8b67
  9. #948770
  10. #8a8478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6ab8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca616 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab533 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6938e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cca522 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4af31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee9a73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2a42e {
  color: #e2a42e;
}
Background
.bg-e2a42e {
  background-color: #e2a42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2a42e {
  border: 2px solid #e2a42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2a42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 164 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2a42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2a42e, #c6e22e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2a42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 164 46 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.32 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.17 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.19 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.06 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.19 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.30 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.42 #1d5bd1 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Marigold
#e2a42e  rgb(226, 164, 46)  hsl(39, 76%, 53%)  Marigold
#2e6ce2  rgb(46, 108, 226)  hsl(219, 76%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#2ee2a4  rgb(46, 226, 164)  hsl(159, 76%, 53%)  Caribbean Green
#a42ee2  rgb(164, 46, 226)  hsl(279, 76%, 53%)  Dark Orchid