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#FEAD4E

#fead4e ≈ Yellow Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fead4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 67.84% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.89% magenta, 69.29% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 32.39°, with 98.88% saturation and 65.1% 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 1.96.

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Relative luminance0.5151

Complementary

  1. #fead4e
  2. #4e9ffe

Split complementary

  1. #fead4e
  2. #4ef7fe
  3. #554efe

Analogous

  1. #fe554e
  2. #fead4e
  3. #f7fe4e

Triadic

  1. #fead4e
  2. #4efead
  3. #ad4efe

Tetradic

  1. #fead4e
  2. #9ffe4e
  3. #4e9ffe
  4. #ad4efe

Square

  1. #fead4e
  2. #4efe55
  3. #4e9ffe
  4. #fe4ef7

Monochromatic

  1. #b26101
  2. #fe8a02
  3. #fead4e
  4. #fed09a
  5. #fff3e6

Shades

#fead4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fead4e
  2. #e59c46
  3. #cb8a3e
  4. #b27937
  5. #98682f
  6. #7f5727
  7. #66451f
  8. #4c3417
  9. #332310
  10. #191108
  11. #000000

Tints

#fead4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fead4e
  2. #feb560
  3. #febd71
  4. #fec683
  5. #fece95
  6. #ffd6a7
  7. #ffdeb8
  8. #ffe6ca
  9. #ffefdc
  10. #fff7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fead4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fead4e
  2. #f1a953
  3. #e5a458
  4. #d8a05d
  5. #cc9b62
  6. #bf9767
  7. #b2926c
  8. #a68e71
  9. #998976
  10. #8d857b
  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 #dbb79d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b343 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc650 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9a99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfb148 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eabc4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa281 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fead4e {
  color: #fead4e;
}
Background
.bg-fead4e {
  background-color: #fead4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fead4e {
  border: 2px solid #fead4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fead4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 173 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 99% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fead4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fead4e, #f7fe4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fead4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 173 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 1.96 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.07 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.12 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.30 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.36 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.43 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.59 #0152b1 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Yellow Orange
#fead4e  rgb(254, 173, 78)  hsl(32, 99%, 65%)  Yellow Orange
#4e9ffe  rgb(78, 159, 254)  hsl(212, 99%, 65%)  Dodger Blue
#4efead  rgb(78, 254, 173)  hsl(152, 99%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#ad4efe  rgb(173, 78, 254)  hsl(272, 99%, 65%)  Electric Purple