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#E4A00A

#e4a00a ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e4a00a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.82% magenta, 95.61% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 41.28°, with 91.6% saturation and 46.67% 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 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.93.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4166

Complementary

  1. #e4a00a
  2. #0a4ee4

Split complementary

  1. #e4a00a
  2. #0abbe4
  3. #330ae4

Analogous

  1. #e4330a
  2. #e4a00a
  3. #bbe40a

Triadic

  1. #e4a00a
  2. #0ae4a0
  3. #a00ae4

Tetradic

  1. #e4a00a
  2. #4ee40a
  3. #0a4ee4
  4. #a00ae4

Square

  1. #e4a00a
  2. #0ae433
  3. #0a4ee4
  4. #e40abb

Monochromatic

  1. #513904
  2. #9b6d07
  3. #e4a00a
  4. #f7bf44
  5. #fad88d

Shades

#e4a00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4a00a
  2. #cd9009
  3. #b68008
  4. #a07007
  5. #896006
  6. #725005
  7. #5b4004
  8. #443003
  9. #2e2002
  10. #171001
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4a00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4a00a
  2. #e7aa23
  3. #e9b33b
  4. #ecbd54
  5. #efc66c
  6. #f2d085
  7. #f4d99d
  8. #f7e3b6
  9. #faecce
  10. #fcf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4a00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4a00a
  2. #da9d16
  3. #d09a22
  4. #c6962d
  5. #bc9339
  6. #b29045
  7. #a88d51
  8. #9e8a5d
  9. #948668
  10. #8a8374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5a889 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b418 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f98d88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cca200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5ac13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1956c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4a00a {
  color: #e4a00a;
}
Background
.bg-e4a00a {
  background-color: #e4a00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4a00a {
  border: 2px solid #e4a00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4a00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 92% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4a00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4a00a, #bbe40a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4a00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.93 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.05 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.81 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.56 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.66 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.80 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.93 #1b5ff5 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Marigold
#e4a00a  rgb(228, 160, 10)  hsl(41, 92%, 47%)  Marigold
#0a4ee4  rgb(10, 78, 228)  hsl(221, 92%, 47%)  Sapphire
#0ae4a0  rgb(10, 228, 160)  hsl(161, 92%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green
#a00ae4  rgb(160, 10, 228)  hsl(281, 92%, 47%)  Vivid Violet