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#F9AA4E

#f9aa4e ≈ Yellow Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9aa4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 66.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.73% magenta, 68.67% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 32.28°, with 93.44% saturation and 64.12% 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 10.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Orange (#ffae42), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4944

Complementary

  1. #f9aa4e
  2. #4e9df9

Split complementary

  1. #f9aa4e
  2. #4ef3f9
  3. #554ef9

Analogous

  1. #f9554e
  2. #f9aa4e
  3. #f3f94e

Triadic

  1. #f9aa4e
  2. #4ef9aa
  3. #aa4ef9

Tetradic

  1. #f9aa4e
  2. #9df94e
  3. #4e9df9
  4. #aa4ef9

Square

  1. #f9aa4e
  2. #4ef955
  3. #4e9df9
  4. #f94ef3

Monochromatic

  1. #a85d06
  2. #f28608
  3. #f9aa4e
  4. #fcce98
  5. #fef1e2

Shades

#f9aa4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9aa4e
  2. #e09946
  3. #c7883e
  4. #ae7737
  5. #95662f
  6. #7d5527
  7. #64441f
  8. #4b3317
  9. #322210
  10. #191108
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9aa4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9aa4e
  2. #fab360
  3. #fabb71
  4. #fbc483
  5. #fbcc95
  6. #fcd5a7
  7. #fdddb8
  8. #fde6ca
  9. #feeedc
  10. #fef7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9aa4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9aa4e
  2. #eda653
  3. #e1a258
  4. #d59d5d
  5. #c99962
  6. #bd9567
  7. #b0916c
  8. #a48d71
  9. #988876
  10. #8c847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6b49b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b044 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c250 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9796 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbad48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5b94f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9f7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9aa4e {
  color: #f9aa4e;
}
Background
.bg-f9aa4e {
  background-color: #f9aa4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9aa4e {
  border: 2px solid #f9aa4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9aa4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 170 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 93% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9aa4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9aa4e, #f3f94e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9aa4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 170 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 2.51 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 2.90 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.62 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.74 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.02 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.33 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.57 #0655b1 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Yellow Orange
#f9aa4e  rgb(249, 170, 78)  hsl(32, 93%, 64%)  Yellow Orange
#4e9df9  rgb(78, 157, 249)  hsl(212, 93%, 64%)  Dodger Blue
#4ef9aa  rgb(78, 249, 170)  hsl(152, 93%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa4ef9  rgb(170, 78, 249)  hsl(272, 93%, 64%)  Electric Purple