% Source: http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/129302/23931
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\documentclass{standalone}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{tikzpicture}[baseline=(X.base)]
\node[circle,fill=orange,draw=orange,minimum size=2cm] (X) at (0,0) {};
\foreach \i in {0,60,...,330}{
\filldraw[blue!50!white] (\i:3.4) circle (1.6);}
\end{tikzpicture}
\hspace{1cm}
\begin{tikzpicture}[baseline=(X.base)]
\node[circle,fill=orange,draw=orange,minimum size=2cm] (X) at (0,0) {};
\foreach \i in {0,45,...,360}{
\filldraw[blue!50!white] (\i:1.5) circle (.4);}
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}