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#fcbc4e ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcbc4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 73.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.4% magenta, 69.05% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 37.93°, 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 12.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Orange (#ffb347), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.5721

Complementary

  1. #fcbc4e
  2. #4e8efc

Split complementary

  1. #fcbc4e
  2. #4ee5fc
  3. #654efc

Analogous

  1. #fc654e
  2. #fcbc4e
  3. #e5fc4e

Triadic

  1. #fcbc4e
  2. #4efcbc
  3. #bc4efc

Tetradic

  1. #fcbc4e
  2. #8efc4e
  3. #4e8efc
  4. #bc4efc

Square

  1. #fcbc4e
  2. #4efc65
  3. #4e8efc
  4. #fc4ee5

Monochromatic

  1. #ae6f03
  2. #f99f04
  3. #fcbc4e
  4. #fdd899
  5. #fff5e4

Shades

#fcbc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcbc4e
  2. #e3a946
  3. #ca963e
  4. #b08437
  5. #97712f
  6. #7e5e27
  7. #654b1f
  8. #4c3817
  9. #322610
  10. #191308
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcbc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcbc4e
  2. #fcc360
  3. #fdc971
  4. #fdd083
  5. #fdd795
  6. #fedea7
  7. #fee4b8
  8. #feebca
  9. #fef2dc
  10. #fff8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcbc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcbc4e
  2. #f0b653
  3. #e3b058
  4. #d7aa5d
  5. #caa462
  6. #be9e67
  7. #b2986c
  8. #a59271
  9. #998c76
  10. #8c867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dec3a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5be41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4ce52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5bd46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eec750 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb28a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcbc4e {
  color: #fcbc4e;
}
Background
.bg-fcbc4e {
  background-color: #fcbc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcbc4e {
  border: 2px solid #fcbc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcbc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 188 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 97% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcbc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcbc4e, #e5fc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcbc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 188 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.61 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.18 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 5.68 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.73 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.95 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 6.60 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.65 #0343b1 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#fcbc4e  rgb(252, 188, 78)  hsl(38, 97%, 65%)  Pastel Orange
#4e8efc  rgb(78, 142, 252)  hsl(218, 97%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#4efcbc  rgb(78, 252, 188)  hsl(158, 97%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#bc4efc  rgb(188, 78, 252)  hsl(278, 97%, 65%)  Medium Orchid