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#f9ae4e ≈ Yellow Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9ae4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 68.24% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.12% magenta, 68.67% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 33.68°, 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 11.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Orange (#ffae42), ΔE 1.65.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.5096

Complementary

  1. #f9ae4e
  2. #4e99f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9ae4e
  2. #4eeff9
  3. #594ef9

Analogous

  1. #f9594e
  2. #f9ae4e
  3. #eff94e

Triadic

  1. #f9ae4e
  2. #4ef9ae
  3. #ae4ef9

Tetradic

  1. #f9ae4e
  2. #99f94e
  3. #4e99f9
  4. #ae4ef9

Square

  1. #f9ae4e
  2. #4ef959
  3. #4e99f9
  4. #f94eef

Monochromatic

  1. #a86106
  2. #f28c08
  3. #f9ae4e
  4. #fcd098
  5. #fef2e2

Shades

#f9ae4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9ae4e
  2. #e09d46
  3. #c78b3e
  4. #ae7a37
  5. #95682f
  6. #7d5727
  7. #64461f
  8. #4b3417
  9. #322310
  10. #191108
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9ae4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9ae4e
  2. #fab660
  3. #fabe71
  4. #fbc683
  5. #fbce95
  6. #fcd7a7
  7. #fddfb8
  8. #fde7ca
  9. #feefdc
  10. #fef7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9ae4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9ae4e
  2. #eda953
  3. #e1a558
  4. #d5a05d
  5. #c99c62
  6. #bd9767
  7. #b0926c
  8. #a48e71
  9. #988976
  10. #8c857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8b79d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b343 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c450 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddb148 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7bc4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa382 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9ae4e {
  color: #f9ae4e;
}
Background
.bg-f9ae4e {
  background-color: #f9ae4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9ae4e {
  border: 2px solid #f9ae4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9ae4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 174 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 93% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9ae4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9ae4e, #eff94e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9ae4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 174 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 1.65 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 2.15 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.36 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.40 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.16 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.34 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.57 #0651b1 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Yellow Orange
#f9ae4e  rgb(249, 174, 78)  hsl(34, 93%, 64%)  Yellow Orange
#4e99f9  rgb(78, 153, 249)  hsl(214, 93%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#4ef9ae  rgb(78, 249, 174)  hsl(154, 93%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae4ef9  rgb(174, 78, 249)  hsl(274, 93%, 64%)  Electric Purple