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#F9AB4E

#f9ab4e ≈ Yellow Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9ab4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 67.06% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.33% magenta, 68.67% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 32.63°, 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 10.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Orange (#ffae42), ΔE 2.21.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4982

Complementary

  1. #f9ab4e
  2. #4e9cf9

Split complementary

  1. #f9ab4e
  2. #4ef2f9
  3. #564ef9

Analogous

  1. #f9564e
  2. #f9ab4e
  3. #f2f94e

Triadic

  1. #f9ab4e
  2. #4ef9ab
  3. #ab4ef9

Tetradic

  1. #f9ab4e
  2. #9cf94e
  3. #4e9cf9
  4. #ab4ef9

Square

  1. #f9ab4e
  2. #4ef956
  3. #4e9cf9
  4. #f94ef2

Monochromatic

  1. #a85e06
  2. #f28808
  3. #f9ab4e
  4. #fcce98
  5. #fef1e2

Shades

#f9ab4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9ab4e
  2. #e09a46
  3. #c7893e
  4. #ae7837
  5. #95672f
  6. #7d5627
  7. #64441f
  8. #4b3317
  9. #322210
  10. #191108
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9ab4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9ab4e
  2. #fab360
  3. #fabc71
  4. #fbc483
  5. #fbcd95
  6. #fcd5a7
  7. #fdddb8
  8. #fde6ca
  9. #feeedc
  10. #fef7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9ab4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9ab4e
  2. #eda753
  3. #e1a258
  4. #d59e5d
  5. #c99a62
  6. #bd9667
  7. #b0916c
  8. #a48d71
  9. #988976
  10. #8c847b
  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 #d7b59b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b043 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c350 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9897 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcae48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6ba4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa080 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9ab4e {
  color: #f9ab4e;
}
Background
.bg-f9ab4e {
  background-color: #f9ab4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9ab4e {
  border: 2px solid #f9ab4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9ab4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 171 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 93% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9ab4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9ab4e, #f2f94e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9ab4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 171 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 2.21 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.23 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.26 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.60 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.34 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.37 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.42 #0654b1 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Yellow Orange
#f9ab4e  rgb(249, 171, 78)  hsl(33, 93%, 64%)  Yellow Orange
#4e9cf9  rgb(78, 156, 249)  hsl(213, 93%, 64%)  Dodger Blue
#4ef9ab  rgb(78, 249, 171)  hsl(153, 93%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green
#ab4ef9  rgb(171, 78, 249)  hsl(273, 93%, 64%)  Electric Purple