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#faae4e ≈ Yellow Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faae4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 68.24% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.4% magenta, 68.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 33.49°, with 94.51% saturation and 64.31% 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 11.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Orange (#ffae42), ΔE 1.57.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.5115

Complementary

  1. #faae4e
  2. #4e9afa

Split complementary

  1. #faae4e
  2. #4ef0fa
  3. #584efa

Analogous

  1. #fa584e
  2. #faae4e
  3. #f0fa4e

Triadic

  1. #faae4e
  2. #4efaae
  3. #ae4efa

Tetradic

  1. #faae4e
  2. #9afa4e
  3. #4e9afa
  4. #ae4efa

Square

  1. #faae4e
  2. #4efa58
  3. #4e9afa
  4. #fa4ef0

Monochromatic

  1. #aa6105
  2. #f58c07
  3. #faae4e
  4. #fcd098
  5. #fef2e3

Shades

#faae4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faae4e
  2. #e19d46
  3. #c88b3e
  4. #af7a37
  5. #96682f
  6. #7d5727
  7. #64461f
  8. #4b3417
  9. #322310
  10. #191108
  11. #000000

Tints

#faae4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faae4e
  2. #fbb660
  3. #fbbe71
  4. #fcc683
  5. #fcce95
  6. #fdd7a7
  7. #fddfb8
  8. #fee7ca
  9. #feefdc
  10. #fff7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faae4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faae4e
  2. #eea953
  3. #e2a558
  4. #d5a05d
  5. #c99c62
  6. #bd9767
  7. #b1926c
  8. #a58e71
  9. #988976
  10. #8c857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8b79d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b343 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac550 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deb148 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7bc4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa382 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faae4e {
  color: #faae4e;
}
Background
.bg-faae4e {
  background-color: #faae4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faae4e {
  border: 2px solid #faae4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faae4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 174 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faae4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faae4e, #f0fa4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faae4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 174 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 1.57 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 2.21 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.21 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.55 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.15 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.50 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.50 #0551b1 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Yellow Orange
#faae4e  rgb(250, 174, 78)  hsl(33, 95%, 64%)  Yellow Orange
#4e9afa  rgb(78, 154, 250)  hsl(213, 95%, 64%)  Dodger Blue
#4efaae  rgb(78, 250, 174)  hsl(153, 95%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae4efa  rgb(174, 78, 250)  hsl(273, 95%, 64%)  Electric Purple