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#FAAA2E

#faaa2e ≈ Yellow Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#faaa2e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 66.67% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 81.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 36.47°, with 95.33% saturation and 58.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Orange (#ffae42), ΔE 2.22.

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Relative luminance0.4927

Complementary

  1. #faaa2e
  2. #2e7efa

Split complementary

  1. #faaa2e
  2. #2ee4fa
  3. #442efa

Analogous

  1. #fa442e
  2. #faaa2e
  3. #e4fa2e

Triadic

  1. #faaa2e
  2. #2efaaa
  3. #aa2efa

Tetradic

  1. #faaa2e
  2. #7efa2e
  3. #2e7efa
  4. #aa2efa

Square

  1. #faaa2e
  2. #2efa44
  3. #2e7efa
  4. #fa2ee4

Monochromatic

  1. #8c5603
  2. #d68405
  3. #faaa2e
  4. #fcc879
  5. #fee7c3

Shades

#faaa2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faaa2e
  2. #e19929
  3. #c88825
  4. #af7720
  5. #96661c
  6. #7d5517
  7. #644412
  8. #4b330e
  9. #322209
  10. #191105
  11. #000000

Tints

#faaa2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faaa2e
  2. #fbb343
  3. #fbbb58
  4. #fcc46d
  5. #fccc82
  6. #fdd597
  7. #fdddab
  8. #fee6c0
  9. #feeed5
  10. #fff7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faaa2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faaa2e
  2. #eea636
  3. #e2a23e
  4. #d59d47
  5. #c9994f
  6. #bd9557
  7. #b1915f
  8. #a58d67
  9. #988870
  10. #8c8478
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7b496 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6af11 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c232 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9693 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddad20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7b931 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9e77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faaa2e {
  color: #faaa2e;
}
Background
.bg-faaa2e {
  background-color: #faaa2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faaa2e {
  border: 2px solid #faaa2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faaa2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 170 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 95% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faaa2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faaa2e, #e4fa2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faaa2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 170 46 / 0.35);
}

#ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 2.22 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 2.34 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 2.59 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.28 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 3.70 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.87 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.77 #0555d1 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Yellow Orange
#faaa2e  rgb(250, 170, 46)  hsl(36, 95%, 58%)  Yellow Orange
#2e7efa  rgb(46, 126, 250)  hsl(216, 95%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#2efaaa  rgb(46, 250, 170)  hsl(156, 95%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa2efa  rgb(170, 46, 250)  hsl(276, 95%, 58%)  Electric Purple