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#FBB42E

#fbb42e ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbb42e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 70.59% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.29% magenta, 81.67% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 39.22°, with 96.24% saturation and 58.24% 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 11.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Orange (#ffb347), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.5335

Complementary

  1. #fbb42e
  2. #2e75fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbb42e
  2. #2edbfb
  3. #4e2efb

Analogous

  1. #fb4e2e
  2. #fbb42e
  3. #dbfb2e

Triadic

  1. #fbb42e
  2. #2efbb4
  3. #b42efb

Tetradic

  1. #fbb42e
  2. #75fb2e
  3. #2e75fb
  4. #b42efb

Square

  1. #fbb42e
  2. #2efb4e
  3. #2e75fb
  4. #fb2edb

Monochromatic

  1. #8d5d03
  2. #d88f04
  3. #fbb42e
  4. #fccf79
  5. #feeac4

Shades

#fbb42e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbb42e
  2. #e2a229
  3. #c99025
  4. #b07e20
  5. #976c1c
  6. #7e5a17
  7. #644812
  8. #4b360e
  9. #322409
  10. #191205
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbb42e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbb42e
  2. #fbbc43
  3. #fcc358
  4. #fccb6d
  5. #fdd282
  6. #fdda97
  7. #fde1ab
  8. #fee9c0
  9. #fef0d5
  10. #fff8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbb42e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbb42e
  2. #efaf36
  3. #e2aa3e
  4. #d6a447
  5. #ca9f4f
  6. #be9a57
  7. #b1955f
  8. #a59067
  9. #998a70
  10. #8c8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbbc9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb70a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc834 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa09b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2b61e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebc032 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa97e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbb42e {
  color: #fbb42e;
}
Background
.bg-fbb42e {
  background-color: #fbb42e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbb42e {
  border: 2px solid #fbb42e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbb42e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 180 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 96% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbb42e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbb42e, #dbfb2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbb42e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 180 46 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.68 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.79 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.81 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.85 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.05 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.25 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 6.26 #044bd1 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#fbb42e  rgb(251, 180, 46)  hsl(39, 96%, 58%)  Pastel Orange
#2e75fb  rgb(46, 117, 251)  hsl(219, 96%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#2efbb4  rgb(46, 251, 180)  hsl(159, 96%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#b42efb  rgb(180, 46, 251)  hsl(279, 96%, 58%)  Electric Purple