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#E8A032

#e8a032 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8a032 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 62.75% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.03% magenta, 78.45% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 36.26°, with 79.82% saturation and 55.29% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.01.

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Relative luminance0.4253

Complementary

  1. #e8a032
  2. #327ae8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a032
  2. #32d5e8
  3. #4532e8

Analogous

  1. #e84532
  2. #e8a032
  3. #d5e832

Triadic

  1. #e8a032
  2. #32e8a0
  3. #a032e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a032
  2. #7ae832
  3. #327ae8
  4. #a032e8

Square

  1. #e8a032
  2. #32e845
  3. #327ae8
  4. #e832d5

Monochromatic

  1. #744b0d
  2. #b97815
  3. #e8a032
  4. #f0c077
  5. #f7e0bc

Shades

#e8a032 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a032
  2. #d1902d
  3. #ba8028
  4. #a27023
  5. #8b601e
  6. #745019
  7. #5d4014
  8. #46300f
  9. #2e200a
  10. #171005
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a032 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a032
  2. #eaaa47
  3. #edb35b
  4. #efbd70
  5. #f1c684
  6. #f4d099
  7. #f6d9ad
  8. #f8e3c2
  9. #faecd6
  10. #fdf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a032 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a032
  2. #de9d3a
  3. #d39a42
  4. #c99649
  5. #be9351
  6. #b49059
  7. #aa8d61
  8. #9f8a69
  9. #958670
  10. #8a8378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8a98d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a41f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab536 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd8e8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cea328 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7ad34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f59571 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a032 {
  color: #e8a032;
}
Background
.bg-e8a032 {
  background-color: #e8a032;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a032 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a032;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a032;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 160 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 80% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a032 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a032, #d5e832);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a032 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 160 50 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.01 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.56 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.35 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.73 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.74 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.99 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.28 #175fcd Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Marigold
#e8a032  rgb(232, 160, 50)  hsl(36, 80%, 55%)  Marigold
#327ae8  rgb(50, 122, 232)  hsl(216, 80%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#32e8a0  rgb(50, 232, 160)  hsl(156, 80%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#a032e8  rgb(160, 50, 232)  hsl(276, 80%, 55%)  Vivid Violet