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#EAA012

#eaa012 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eaa012 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 62.75% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.62% magenta, 92.31% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 39.44°, with 85.71% saturation and 49.41% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 0.81.

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Relative luminance0.4268

Complementary

  1. #eaa012
  2. #125cea

Split complementary

  1. #eaa012
  2. #12c8ea
  3. #3412ea

Analogous

  1. #ea3412
  2. #eaa012
  3. #c8ea12

Triadic

  1. #eaa012
  2. #12eaa0
  3. #a012ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaa012
  2. #5cea12
  3. #125cea
  4. #a012ea

Square

  1. #eaa012
  2. #12ea34
  3. #125cea
  4. #ea12c8

Monochromatic

  1. #5c3f07
  2. #a36f0d
  3. #eaa012
  4. #f2bd56
  5. #f7d99d

Shades

#eaa012 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaa012
  2. #d39010
  3. #bb800e
  4. #a4700d
  5. #8c600b
  6. #755009
  7. #5e4007
  8. #463005
  9. #2f2004
  10. #171002
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaa012 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaa012
  2. #ecaa2a
  3. #eeb341
  4. #f0bd59
  5. #f2c671
  6. #f5d089
  7. #f7d9a0
  8. #f9e3b8
  9. #fbecd0
  10. #fdf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaa012 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaa012
  2. #df9d1d
  3. #d59a28
  4. #ca9633
  5. #c0933e
  6. #b59049
  7. #aa8d54
  8. #a08a5f
  9. #95866a
  10. #8b8375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9a98b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb61b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8c89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfa200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9ae18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7956d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaa012 {
  color: #eaa012;
}
Background
.bg-eaa012 {
  background-color: #eaa012;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaa012 {
  border: 2px solid #eaa012;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaa012;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 160 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaa012 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaa012, #c8ea12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaa012 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 160 18 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 0.81 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.49 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.04 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.97 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.36 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.62 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.88 #155fed Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Marigold
#eaa012  rgb(234, 160, 18)  hsl(39, 86%, 49%)  Marigold
#125cea  rgb(18, 92, 234)  hsl(219, 86%, 49%)  Royal Blue
#12eaa0  rgb(18, 234, 160)  hsl(159, 86%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#a012ea  rgb(160, 18, 234)  hsl(279, 86%, 49%)  Vivid Violet