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#F2B237

#f2b237 ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f2b237 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 94.9% red, 69.8% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.45% magenta, 77.27% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 39.47°, with 87.79% saturation and 58.24% 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 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Orange (#ffb347), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.5099

Complementary

  1. #f2b237
  2. #3777f2

Split complementary

  1. #f2b237
  2. #37d4f2
  3. #5537f2

Analogous

  1. #f25537
  2. #f2b237
  3. #d4f237

Triadic

  1. #f2b237
  2. #37f2b2
  3. #b237f2

Tetradic

  1. #f2b237
  2. #77f237
  3. #3777f2
  4. #b237f2

Square

  1. #f2b237
  2. #37f255
  3. #3777f2
  4. #f237d4

Monochromatic

  1. #875c09
  2. #cf8d0d
  3. #f2b237
  4. #f7ce7f
  5. #fbe9c7

Shades

#f2b237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f2b237
  2. #daa032
  3. #c28e2c
  4. #a97d27
  5. #916b21
  6. #79591c
  7. #614716
  8. #493511
  9. #30240b
  10. #181206
  11. #000000

Tints

#f2b237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f2b237
  2. #f3ba4b
  3. #f5c15f
  4. #f6c973
  5. #f7d187
  6. #f9d99b
  7. #fae0af
  8. #fbe8c3
  9. #fcf0d7
  10. #fef7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f2b237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f2b237
  2. #e7ad3e
  3. #dba846
  4. #d0a34d
  5. #c49e54
  6. #b9995c
  7. #ae9463
  8. #a28f6a
  9. #978a71
  10. #8b8579
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4b99a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb421 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac43c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa09a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcb32b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4bd3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa77e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f2b237 {
  color: #f2b237;
}
Background
.bg-f2b237 {
  background-color: #f2b237;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f2b237 {
  border: 2px solid #f2b237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f2b237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 242 178 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 88% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f2b237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f2b237, #d4f237);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f2b237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(242 178 55 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.25 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.33 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.89 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.09 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.31 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.37 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.99 #0d4dc8 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#f2b237  rgb(242, 178, 55)  hsl(39, 88%, 58%)  Pastel Orange
#3777f2  rgb(55, 119, 242)  hsl(219, 88%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#37f2b2  rgb(55, 242, 178)  hsl(159, 88%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#b237f2  rgb(178, 55, 242)  hsl(279, 88%, 58%)  Electric Purple