#E3A857 · near Marigold

#E3A857 (RGB 227, 168, 87) is a medium, moderately saturated yellow, closest to Marigold and near Cantaloupe and Mustard. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #E3A857 a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 77% lightness and 0.12 chroma at hue 73°.

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HEX#E3A857

RGBrgb(227, 168, 87)

HSLhsl(35, 71%, 62%)

CMYK0, 26, 62, 11

CSS var--marigold

Contrast2.1:1 white · 10:1 black

Similar named colors

Marigold #EAA221Cantaloupe #FFA62FMustard #E1AD01Honey #EB9605Carrot #ED9121

How to use #E3A857

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E3A857 (10:1); white text does not (2.1:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E3A857 with its analogous neighbors #E36559 and #D7E359; for contrast use its complement #5993E3 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--marigold: #E3A857;

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Shades & tints

#2D2211#5B4323#886534#B68646#E3A857#E9B979#EECB9A#F4DCBC#F9EEDD

Color harmonies for #E3A857

Complementary

#E3A857#5993E3

Analogous

#E3A857#E36559#D7E359

Triadic

#E3A857#59E3AA#AA59E3

Split complementary

#E3A857#59D7E3#6559E3

Tetradic

#E3A857#59E365#5993E3#E359D7