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#E8A034

#e8a034 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8a034 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 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.03% magenta, 77.59% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 36°, with 79.65% saturation and 55.69% 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 2.25.

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Relative luminance0.4255

Complementary

  1. #e8a034
  2. #347ce8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a034
  2. #34d6e8
  3. #4634e8

Analogous

  1. #e84634
  2. #e8a034
  3. #d6e834

Triadic

  1. #e8a034
  2. #34e8a0
  3. #a034e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a034
  2. #7ce834
  3. #347ce8
  4. #a034e8

Square

  1. #e8a034
  2. #34e846
  3. #347ce8
  4. #e834d6

Monochromatic

  1. #764c0d
  2. #ba7815
  3. #e8a034
  4. #f0c079
  5. #f8e0bd

Shades

#e8a034 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a034
  2. #d1902f
  3. #ba802a
  4. #a27024
  5. #8b601f
  6. #74501a
  7. #5d4015
  8. #463010
  9. #2e200a
  10. #171005
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a034 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a034
  2. #eaaa48
  3. #edb35d
  4. #efbd71
  5. #f1c685
  6. #f4d09a
  7. #f6d9ae
  8. #f8e3c2
  9. #faecd6
  10. #fdf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a034 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a034
  2. #de9d3c
  3. #d39a43
  4. #c9964b
  5. #be9352
  6. #b4905a
  7. #aa8d62
  8. #9f8a69
  9. #958671
  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 #c8a98e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a422 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab537 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd8e8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cea32a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7ad36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f59572 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a034 {
  color: #e8a034;
}
Background
.bg-e8a034 {
  background-color: #e8a034;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a034 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a034;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a034;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 160 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 80% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a034 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a034, #d6e834);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a034 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 160 52 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.25 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.77 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.20 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.68 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.83 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.02 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.27 #175fcb Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Marigold
#e8a034  rgb(232, 160, 52)  hsl(36, 80%, 56%)  Marigold
#347ce8  rgb(52, 124, 232)  hsl(216, 80%, 56%)  Tufts Blue
#34e8a0  rgb(52, 232, 160)  hsl(156, 80%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#a034e8  rgb(160, 52, 232)  hsl(276, 80%, 56%)  Vivid Violet