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#EAA111

#eaa111 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eaa111 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 63.14% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.2% magenta, 92.74% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 39.82°, with 86.45% saturation and 49.22% 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 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 0.84.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4302

Complementary

  1. #eaa111
  2. #115aea

Split complementary

  1. #eaa111
  2. #11c6ea
  3. #3511ea

Analogous

  1. #ea3511
  2. #eaa111
  3. #c6ea11

Triadic

  1. #eaa111
  2. #11eaa1
  3. #a111ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaa111
  2. #5aea11
  3. #115aea
  4. #a111ea

Square

  1. #eaa111
  2. #11ea35
  3. #115aea
  4. #ea11c6

Monochromatic

  1. #5b3f07
  2. #a3700c
  3. #eaa111
  4. #f3be55
  5. #f8d99c

Shades

#eaa111 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaa111
  2. #d3910f
  3. #bb810e
  4. #a4710c
  5. #8c610a
  6. #755109
  7. #5e4007
  8. #463005
  9. #2f2003
  10. #171002
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaa111 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaa111
  2. #ecaa29
  3. #eeb441
  4. #f0bd58
  5. #f2c770
  6. #f5d088
  7. #f7d9a0
  8. #f9e3b8
  9. #fbeccf
  10. #fdf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaa111 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaa111
  2. #df9e1c
  3. #d59a27
  4. #ca9732
  5. #c0943d
  6. #b59149
  7. #aa8d54
  8. #a08a5f
  9. #95876a
  10. #8b8375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9aa8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb61b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8d89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0a300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9ae17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7966d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaa111 {
  color: #eaa111;
}
Background
.bg-eaa111 {
  background-color: #eaa111;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaa111 {
  border: 2px solid #eaa111;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaa111;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 161 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaa111 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaa111, #c6ea11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaa111 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 161 17 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 0.84 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 1.75 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.16 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.04 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.24 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.71 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.86 #155eee Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Marigold
#eaa111  rgb(234, 161, 17)  hsl(40, 86%, 49%)  Marigold
#115aea  rgb(17, 90, 234)  hsl(220, 86%, 49%)  Ultramarine Blue
#11eaa1  rgb(17, 234, 161)  hsl(160, 86%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#a111ea  rgb(161, 17, 234)  hsl(280, 86%, 49%)  Vivid Violet