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#F9BA4E

#f9ba4e ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9ba4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 72.94% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.3% magenta, 68.67% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 37.89°, 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 12.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Orange (#ffb347), ΔE 3.5.

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Relative luminance0.5581

Complementary

  1. #f9ba4e
  2. #4e8df9

Split complementary

  1. #f9ba4e
  2. #4ee3f9
  3. #644ef9

Analogous

  1. #f9644e
  2. #f9ba4e
  3. #e3f94e

Triadic

  1. #f9ba4e
  2. #4ef9ba
  3. #ba4ef9

Tetradic

  1. #f9ba4e
  2. #8df94e
  3. #4e8df9
  4. #ba4ef9

Square

  1. #f9ba4e
  2. #4ef964
  3. #4e8df9
  4. #f94ee3

Monochromatic

  1. #a86c06
  2. #f29c08
  3. #f9ba4e
  4. #fcd798
  5. #fef4e2

Shades

#f9ba4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9ba4e
  2. #e0a746
  3. #c7953e
  4. #ae8237
  5. #95702f
  6. #7d5d27
  7. #644a1f
  8. #4b3817
  9. #322510
  10. #191308
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9ba4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9ba4e
  2. #fac160
  3. #fac871
  4. #fbcf83
  5. #fbd695
  6. #fcdda7
  7. #fde3b8
  8. #fdeaca
  9. #fef1dc
  10. #fef8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9ba4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9ba4e
  2. #edb453
  3. #e1ae58
  4. #d5a95d
  5. #c9a362
  6. #bd9d67
  7. #b0976c
  8. #a49171
  9. #988c76
  10. #8c867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcc1a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2bc41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cb52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa8a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3bb47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebc550 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb089 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9ba4e {
  color: #f9ba4e;
}
Background
.bg-f9ba4e {
  background-color: #f9ba4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9ba4e {
  border: 2px solid #f9ba4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9ba4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 186 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 93% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9ba4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9ba4e, #e3f94e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9ba4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 186 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.50 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.02 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.72 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 5.74 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.98 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.22 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.23 #0645b1 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#f9ba4e  rgb(249, 186, 78)  hsl(38, 93%, 64%)  Pastel Orange
#4e8df9  rgb(78, 141, 249)  hsl(218, 93%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#4ef9ba  rgb(78, 249, 186)  hsl(158, 93%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#ba4ef9  rgb(186, 78, 249)  hsl(278, 93%, 64%)  Medium Orchid