Nearest-color comparison

Goldenrod vs Marigold

Goldenrod and Marigold are different orange colors with HEX values #DAA520 and #EAA221. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 16.3, their contrast ratio is 1.03:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Goldenrod and Marigold are very close colors. Marigold is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.03:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Goldenrod and Marigold across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance16.3

Pair contrast1.03:1

Luminance delta0.0152

Hue delta4 deg

Lighter colorMarigold

More saturatedMarigold

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

orange color

Goldenrod

Goldenrod is #DAA520, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Marigold, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#DAA520 RGB218, 165, 32 HSL43, 74, 49 CMYK0, 24, 85, 15 Luminance0.4192 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

orange color

Marigold

Marigold is #EAA221, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Goldenrod, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for highlight colors, editorial accents, and warm backgrounds, with black text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#EAA221 RGB234, 162, 33 HSL39, 83, 52 CMYK0, 31, 86, 8 Luminance0.4344 Best textblack text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Goldenrod or Marigold

Choose GoldenrodGoldenrod is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #DAA520.

Choose MarigoldMarigold is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #EAA221.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyGoldenrodMarigold

HEX#DAA520#EAA221

RGB218, 165, 32234, 162, 33

HSL43, 74, 4939, 83, 52

CMYK0, 24, 85, 150, 31, 86, 8

FamilyOrangeOrange

TemperatureWarmWarm

ToneVibrantVibrant

Luminance0.41920.4344

Black contrast9.38:19.69:1

White contrast2.24:12.17:1

Shared tonesVibrant

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Goldenrodblack text - 9.38:1

Marigoldblack text - 9.69:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Goldenrod#DAA520

Marigold#EAA221

#E9C66D#E9C66D

#F2C673#F2C673

#2055D9#2055D9

#1F66EA#1F66EA

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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      43,
      74,
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    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.38
    },
    "description": "Goldenrod is #DAA520, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Marigold, it is darker and less saturated. Use it for web design, css color systems, and ui prototyping, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/goldenrod/",
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  },
  {
    "slug": "marigold",
    "name": "Marigold",
    "hex": "#EAA221",
    "rgb": [
      234,
      162,
      33
    ],
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      52
    ],
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      0,
      31,
      86,
      8
    ],
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    "temperature": "warm",
    "tone": [
      "vibrant"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.4344,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 9.69,
      "white": 2.17
    },
    "wcag": {
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        "#1A1A1A",
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      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.69
    },
    "description": "Marigold is #EAA221, a warm orange color with vibrant character. Compared with Goldenrod, it is lighter and more saturated. Use it for highlight colors, editorial accents, and warm backgrounds, with black text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/marigold/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 16.3,
  "contrastRatio": 1.03,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 4,
    "saturation": 9,
    "lightness": 3
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0152,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [
    "vibrant"
  ],
  "lighterColor": "Marigold",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Marigold"
}

Accessibility

{
  "pairContrastRatio": 1.03,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Goldenrod",
      "background": "#DAA520",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.38
    },
    {
      "color": "Marigold",
      "background": "#EAA221",
      "foreground": "#000000",
      "label": "black text",
      "ratio": 9.69
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseSecondWhen": "Marigold is better when the design needs vibrant orange character, warm temperature, and the specific HEX value #EAA221.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/goldenrod.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/marigold.json"
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Full JSON dataset

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