Marigold
Retired2008-2012 · Color No. 333
Introducing Marigold, made by The Fiesta Tableware Company from 2008 to 2012. It's a vibrant and sunny shade of yellow, reminiscent of the cheerful blooms of marigold flowers. Marigold adds a burst of energy and warmth to any tablescape. Mix and match Marigold with colors like Ivory and Lemongrass for a bright and summery table setting, or pair it with Plum and Slate for a more sophisticated and autumnal combination.
Production
Marigold was retired in 2012, so it is a hunt for secondhand pieces now. Fiesta Factory Direct is where the colors still being made are, if you are filling a set.
Shop Fiesta Factory Direct (opens in a new tab)Notes on Marigold
Marigold started life as a limited-edition color - it was introduced in 2008 on a 3-piece baking bowl set for the company's 75th anniversary, one of three colors that year, and later became the anniversary color for the full 2011 celebration. It ran to 2012. It's a deep, saturated golden orange-yellow, noticeably darker and richer than the Sunflower it overlapped with. That anniversary connection makes it a color collectors seek out for reasons beyond the shade itself. Daffodil, which arrived in 2017, sits fairly close and is still in production.
Using Marigold on a table
Marigold carries enough color to lead a table on its own. Use it for the plates and let quieter pieces do the rest; two or three settings of it go a long way. Its mid lightness (L* 76) means most food reads against it without either washing out or vanishing. It nearly disappears against a white cloth (1.9:1), so it shows best on dark wood or a colored runner.
Below, 5 combinations built only from colors Fiesta has actually produced. Each says which rule it follows, and which pieces you can still buy today.
The pairing in its own description
Named in the descriptionThese colors are named alongside Marigold in this guide's description of it.
- Ivory
- Lemongrass
-
Your color Marigold
- Plum
- Slate
Buy these to go with it
Marigold was retired in 2012, but these are all in production now - the set you can actually finish buying.
Opposite on the wheel
Sapphire sits roughly opposite Marigold in hue, which is the highest-contrast pairing the palette offers. The neutrals keep it from shouting.
Three-way split
Sea Mist Green and Mulberry sit about a third of the way around the color wheel from Marigold in each direction. Evenly spaced hues stay lively without any one taking over.
- White
- Sea Mist Green
-
Your color Marigold
- Mulberry
Next-door hues
These sit within about 55° of Marigold on the color wheel. Neighboring hues blend instead of competing, which suits a table you want to feel warm rather than sharp.
- Rose, 1951-1959
-
Your color Marigold
- Shamrock
- Chocolate
Where Marigold sits in the line
Closest colors in the palette
Ranked by CIEDE2000 (ΔE) against Marigold. Under about ΔE 5 two colors are hard to tell apart side by side - useful when you are identifying an unmarked piece.
On the table alongside Marigold
19 colors were in production at the same time. The 10 nearest in the timeline: