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#fcae4e ≈ Yellow Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcae4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 68.24% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.95% magenta, 69.05% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 33.1°, with 96.67% saturation and 64.71% 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 11.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Orange (#ffae42), ΔE 1.54.

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Relative luminance0.5152

Complementary

  1. #fcae4e
  2. #4e9cfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcae4e
  2. #4ef3fc
  3. #574efc

Analogous

  1. #fc574e
  2. #fcae4e
  3. #f3fc4e

Triadic

  1. #fcae4e
  2. #4efcae
  3. #ae4efc

Tetradic

  1. #fcae4e
  2. #9cfc4e
  3. #4e9cfc
  4. #ae4efc

Square

  1. #fcae4e
  2. #4efc57
  3. #4e9cfc
  4. #fc4ef3

Monochromatic

  1. #ae6103
  2. #f98b04
  3. #fcae4e
  4. #fdd099
  5. #fff3e4

Shades

#fcae4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcae4e
  2. #e39d46
  3. #ca8b3e
  4. #b07a37
  5. #97682f
  6. #7e5727
  7. #65461f
  8. #4c3417
  9. #322310
  10. #191108
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcae4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcae4e
  2. #fcb660
  3. #fdbe71
  4. #fdc683
  5. #fdce95
  6. #fed7a7
  7. #fedfb8
  8. #fee7ca
  9. #feefdc
  10. #fff7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcae4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcae4e
  2. #f0a953
  3. #e3a558
  4. #d7a05d
  5. #ca9c62
  6. #be9767
  7. #b2926c
  8. #a58e71
  9. #998976
  10. #8c857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dab89e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b343 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac550 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9b99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfb148 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9bc4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa382 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcae4e {
  color: #fcae4e;
}
Background
.bg-fcae4e {
  background-color: #fcae4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcae4e {
  border: 2px solid #fcae4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcae4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 174 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 97% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcae4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcae4e, #f3fc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcae4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 174 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 1.54 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 2.40 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.84 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.94 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.17 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.39 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.83 #0351b1 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Yellow Orange
#fcae4e  rgb(252, 174, 78)  hsl(33, 97%, 65%)  Yellow Orange
#4e9cfc  rgb(78, 156, 252)  hsl(213, 97%, 65%)  Dodger Blue
#4efcae  rgb(78, 252, 174)  hsl(153, 97%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae4efc  rgb(174, 78, 252)  hsl(273, 97%, 65%)  Electric Purple