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#EFA42E

#efa42e ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#efa42e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 64.31% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.38% magenta, 80.75% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 36.68°, with 85.78% saturation and 55.88% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 1.63.

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Relative luminance0.451

Complementary

  1. #efa42e
  2. #2e79ef

Split complementary

  1. #efa42e
  2. #2edaef
  3. #432eef

Analogous

  1. #ef432e
  2. #efa42e
  3. #daef2e

Triadic

  1. #efa42e
  2. #2eefa4
  3. #a42eef

Tetradic

  1. #efa42e
  2. #79ef2e
  3. #2e79ef
  4. #a42eef

Square

  1. #efa42e
  2. #2eef43
  3. #2e79ef
  4. #ef2eda

Monochromatic

  1. #7b4f09
  2. #c27c0f
  3. #efa42e
  4. #f4c375
  5. #fae2bc

Shades

#efa42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efa42e
  2. #d79429
  3. #bf8325
  4. #a77320
  5. #8f621c
  6. #785217
  7. #604212
  8. #48310e
  9. #302109
  10. #181005
  11. #000000

Tints

#efa42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efa42e
  2. #f1ad43
  3. #f2b658
  4. #f4bf6d
  5. #f5c882
  6. #f7d297
  7. #f9dbab
  8. #fae4c0
  9. #fcedd5
  10. #fdf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efa42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efa42e
  2. #e4a036
  3. #d99d3e
  4. #ce9947
  5. #c3964f
  6. #b89257
  7. #ac8e5f
  8. #a18b67
  9. #968770
  10. #8b8478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cead91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea815 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff918e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4a721 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddb231 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc9973 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efa42e {
  color: #efa42e;
}
Background
.bg-efa42e {
  background-color: #efa42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efa42e {
  border: 2px solid #efa42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efa42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 164 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efa42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efa42e, #daef2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efa42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 164 46 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 1.63 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.05 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 3.44 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 3.64 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.10 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.19 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.97 #105bd1 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Marigold
#efa42e  rgb(239, 164, 46)  hsl(37, 86%, 56%)  Marigold
#2e79ef  rgb(46, 121, 239)  hsl(217, 86%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#2eefa4  rgb(46, 239, 164)  hsl(157, 86%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#a42eef  rgb(164, 46, 239)  hsl(277, 86%, 56%)  Vivid Violet