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#F2AE56

#f2ae56 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2ae56 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 68.24% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.1% magenta, 64.46% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 33.85°, with 85.71% saturation and 64.31% 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 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 2.92.

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Relative luminance0.4982

Complementary

  1. #f2ae56
  2. #569af2

Split complementary

  1. #f2ae56
  2. #56e8f2
  3. #6056f2

Analogous

  1. #f26056
  2. #f2ae56
  3. #e8f256

Triadic

  1. #f2ae56
  2. #56f2ae
  3. #ae56f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2ae56
  2. #9af256
  3. #569af2
  4. #ae56f2

Square

  1. #f2ae56
  2. #56f260
  3. #569af2
  4. #f256e8

Monochromatic

  1. #a2610d
  2. #ea8c12
  3. #f2ae56
  4. #f7d09d
  5. #fdf2e4

Shades

#f2ae56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2ae56
  2. #da9d4d
  3. #c28b45
  4. #a97a3c
  5. #916834
  6. #79572b
  7. #614622
  8. #49341a
  9. #302311
  10. #181109
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2ae56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2ae56
  2. #f3b667
  3. #f5be78
  4. #f6c689
  5. #f7ce9a
  6. #f9d7ab
  7. #fadfbb
  8. #fbe7cc
  9. #fcefdd
  10. #fef7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2ae56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2ae56
  2. #e7a95a
  3. #dba55e
  4. #d0a063
  5. #c49c67
  6. #b9976b
  7. #ae926f
  8. #a28e73
  9. #978978
  10. #8b857c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3b69d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b24d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c258 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9d9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9b051 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ba57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fea484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2ae56 {
  color: #f2ae56;
}
Background
.bg-f2ae56 {
  background-color: #f2ae56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2ae56 {
  border: 2px solid #f2ae56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2ae56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 174 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 86% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2ae56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2ae56, #e8f256);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2ae56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 174 86 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 2.92 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 3.21 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.22 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.36 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.55 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.70 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 6.29 #0d51a9 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#f2ae56  rgb(242, 174, 86)  hsl(34, 86%, 64%)  Indian Yellow
#569af2  rgb(86, 154, 242)  hsl(214, 86%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#56f2ae  rgb(86, 242, 174)  hsl(154, 86%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae56f2  rgb(174, 86, 242)  hsl(274, 86%, 64%)  Medium Orchid