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#FFAA4E

#ffaa4e ≈ Neon Carrot

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffaa4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 66.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 31.19°, with 100% saturation and 65.29% 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 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Neon Carrot (#ffa343), ΔE 1.93.

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Relative luminance0.5056

Complementary

  1. #ffaa4e
  2. #4ea3ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffaa4e
  2. #4efbff
  3. #514eff

Analogous

  1. #ff514e
  2. #ffaa4e
  3. #fbff4e

Triadic

  1. #ffaa4e
  2. #4effaa
  3. #aa4eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffaa4e
  2. #a3ff4e
  3. #4ea3ff
  4. #aa4eff

Square

  1. #ffaa4e
  2. #4eff51
  3. #4ea3ff
  4. #ff4efb

Monochromatic

  1. #b45e00
  2. #ff8501
  3. #ffaa4e
  4. #ffcf9a
  5. #fff3e7

Shades

#ffaa4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffaa4e
  2. #e69946
  3. #cc883e
  4. #b37737
  5. #99662f
  6. #805527
  7. #66441f
  8. #4d3317
  9. #332210
  10. #1a1108
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffaa4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffaa4e
  2. #ffb360
  3. #ffbb71
  4. #ffc483
  5. #ffcc95
  6. #ffd5a7
  7. #ffddb8
  8. #ffe6ca
  9. #ffeedc
  10. #fff7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffaa4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffaa4e
  2. #f2a653
  3. #e6a258
  4. #d99d5d
  5. #cc9962
  6. #c09567
  7. #b3916c
  8. #a68d71
  9. #998876
  10. #8d847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dab59c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b143 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c450 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9696 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfae48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9ba4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9f7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffaa4e {
  color: #ffaa4e;
}
Background
.bg-ffaa4e {
  background-color: #ffaa4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffaa4e {
  border: 2px solid #ffaa4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffaa4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 170 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 31 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffaa4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffaa4e, #fbff4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffaa4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 170 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 1.93 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 3.16 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.43 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.58 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.43 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.00 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.08 #0055b1 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Neon Carrot
#ffaa4e  rgb(255, 170, 78)  hsl(31, 100%, 65%)  Neon Carrot
#4ea3ff  rgb(78, 163, 255)  hsl(211, 100%, 65%)  Iceberg
#4effaa  rgb(78, 255, 170)  hsl(151, 100%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa4eff  rgb(170, 78, 255)  hsl(271, 100%, 65%)  Electric Purple