#E09F3E · near Marigold

#E09F3E (RGB 224, 159, 62) is a medium, moderately saturated yellow, closest to Marigold and near Honey and Carrot. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #E09F3E a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 4 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness and 0.13 chroma at hue 74°.

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HEX#E09F3E

RGBrgb(224, 159, 62)

HSLhsl(36, 72%, 56%)

CMYK0, 29, 72, 12

CSS var--marigold

Contrast2.28:1 white · 9.2:1 black

Similar named colors

Marigold #EAA221Honey #EB9605Carrot #ED9121Mustard #E1AD01Cantaloupe #FFA62F

How to use #E09F3E

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E09F3E (9.2:1); white text does not (2.28:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E09F3E with its analogous neighbors #E04E3E and #CFE03E; for contrast use its complement #3E7FE0 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--marigold: #E09F3E;

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Shades & tints

#2D200C#5A4019#865F25#B37F32#E09F3E#E6B265#ECC58B#F3D9B2#F9ECD8

Color harmonies for #E09F3E

Complementary

#E09F3E#3E7FE0

Analogous

#E09F3E#E04E3E#CFE03E

Triadic

#E09F3E#3EE09F#9F3EE0

Split complementary

#E09F3E#3ECFE0#4E3EE0

Tetradic

#E09F3E#3EE04E#3E7FE0#E03ECF