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#F6B331

#f6b331 ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#f6b331 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.47% red, 70.2% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.24% magenta, 80.08% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 39.59°, with 91.63% saturation and 57.84% 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 11.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Orange (#ffb347), ΔE 4.12.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5205

Complementary

  1. #f6b331
  2. #3174f6

Split complementary

  1. #f6b331
  2. #31d7f6
  3. #5031f6

Analogous

  1. #f65031
  2. #f6b331
  3. #d7f631

Triadic

  1. #f6b331
  2. #31f6b3
  3. #b331f6

Tetradic

  1. #f6b331
  2. #74f631
  3. #3174f6
  4. #b331f6

Square

  1. #f6b331
  2. #31f650
  3. #3174f6
  4. #f631d7

Monochromatic

  1. #885c06
  2. #d18d09
  3. #f6b331
  4. #f9ce7a
  5. #fce9c4

Shades

#f6b331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f6b331
  2. #dda12c
  3. #c58f27
  4. #ac7d22
  5. #946b1d
  6. #7b5a19
  7. #624814
  8. #4a360f
  9. #31240a
  10. #191205
  11. #000000

Tints

#f6b331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f6b331
  2. #f7bb46
  3. #f8c25a
  4. #f9ca6f
  5. #fad183
  6. #fbd998
  7. #fbe1ad
  8. #fce8c1
  9. #fdf0d6
  10. #fef7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f6b331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f6b331
  2. #eaae39
  3. #dea941
  4. #d3a449
  5. #c79f51
  6. #bb9a59
  7. #af9460
  8. #a38f68
  9. #988a70
  10. #8c8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7ba9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb514 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc637 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa09a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deb423 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7bf35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa87e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f6b331 {
  color: #f6b331;
}
Background
.bg-f6b331 {
  background-color: #f6b331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f6b331 {
  border: 2px solid #f6b331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f6b331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 246 179 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 92% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f6b331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f6b331, #d7f631);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f6b331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(246 179 49 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.12 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.53 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.82 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.25 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.38 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.60 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.67 #094cce Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#f6b331  rgb(246, 179, 49)  hsl(40, 92%, 58%)  Pastel Orange
#3174f6  rgb(49, 116, 246)  hsl(220, 92%, 58%)  Brandeis Blue
#31f6b3  rgb(49, 246, 179)  hsl(160, 92%, 58%)  Medium Spring Green
#b331f6  rgb(179, 49, 246)  hsl(280, 92%, 58%)  Electric Purple