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#F9B00A

#f9b00a ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f9b00a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 69.02% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.32% magenta, 95.98% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 41.67°, with 95.22% saturation and 50.78% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 4.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.5121

Complementary

  1. #f9b00a
  2. #0a53f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9b00a
  2. #0acbf9
  3. #380af9

Analogous

  1. #f9380a
  2. #f9b00a
  3. #cbf90a

Triadic

  1. #f9b00a
  2. #0af9b0
  3. #b00af9

Tetradic

  1. #f9b00a
  2. #53f90a
  3. #0a53f9
  4. #b00af9

Square

  1. #f9b00a
  2. #0af938
  3. #0a53f9
  4. #f90acb

Monochromatic

  1. #674903
  2. #b27d04
  3. #f9b00a
  4. #fbc855
  5. #fde09f

Shades

#f9b00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9b00a
  2. #e09e09
  3. #c78d08
  4. #ae7b07
  5. #956a06
  6. #7d5805
  7. #644604
  8. #4b3503
  9. #322302
  10. #191201
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9b00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9b00a
  2. #fab823
  3. #fac03b
  4. #fbc854
  5. #fbd06c
  6. #fcd885
  7. #fddf9d
  8. #fde7b6
  9. #feefce
  10. #fef7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9b00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9b00a
  2. #edab16
  3. #e1a622
  4. #d5a22d
  5. #c99d39
  6. #bd9845
  7. #b09351
  8. #a48e5d
  9. #988a68
  10. #8c8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8b897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc51a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfb200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9bd15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa477 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9b00a {
  color: #f9b00a;
}
Background
.bg-f9b00a {
  background-color: #f9b00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9b00a {
  border: 2px solid #f9b00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9b00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 176 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 95% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9b00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9b00a, #cbf90a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9b00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 176 10 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.51 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.61 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.85 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.07 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.86 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.06 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.07 #064ff5 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Marigold
#f9b00a  rgb(249, 176, 10)  hsl(42, 95%, 51%)  Marigold
#0a53f9  rgb(10, 83, 249)  hsl(222, 95%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#0af9b0  rgb(10, 249, 176)  hsl(162, 95%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#b00af9  rgb(176, 10, 249)  hsl(282, 95%, 51%)  Electric Purple