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#f9bb4e ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9bb4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 73.33% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.9% magenta, 68.67% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 38.25°, 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 12.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Orange (#ffb347), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.5623

Complementary

  1. #f9bb4e
  2. #4e8cf9

Split complementary

  1. #f9bb4e
  2. #4ee1f9
  3. #664ef9

Analogous

  1. #f9664e
  2. #f9bb4e
  3. #e1f94e

Triadic

  1. #f9bb4e
  2. #4ef9bb
  3. #bb4ef9

Tetradic

  1. #f9bb4e
  2. #8cf94e
  3. #4e8cf9
  4. #bb4ef9

Square

  1. #f9bb4e
  2. #4ef966
  3. #4e8cf9
  4. #f94ee1

Monochromatic

  1. #a86d06
  2. #f29d08
  3. #f9bb4e
  4. #fcd798
  5. #fef4e2

Shades

#f9bb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9bb4e
  2. #e0a846
  3. #c7963e
  4. #ae8337
  5. #95702f
  6. #7d5e27
  7. #644b1f
  8. #4b3817
  9. #322510
  10. #191308
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9bb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9bb4e
  2. #fac260
  3. #fac971
  4. #fbcf83
  5. #fbd695
  6. #fcdda7
  7. #fde4b8
  8. #fdebca
  9. #fef1dc
  10. #fef8ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9bb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9bb4e
  2. #edb553
  3. #e1af58
  4. #d5a95d
  5. #c9a362
  6. #bd9e67
  7. #b0986c
  8. #a49271
  9. #988c76
  10. #8c867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcc1a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bd41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cc52 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3bc46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebc550 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb18a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9bb4e {
  color: #f9bb4e;
}
Background
.bg-f9bb4e {
  background-color: #f9bb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9bb4e {
  border: 2px solid #f9bb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9bb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 187 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 93% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9bb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9bb4e, #e1f94e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9bb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 187 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.88 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.41 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.45 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.71 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 5.77 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.48 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.50 #0644b1 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#f9bb4e  rgb(249, 187, 78)  hsl(38, 93%, 64%)  Pastel Orange
#4e8cf9  rgb(78, 140, 249)  hsl(218, 93%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#4ef9bb  rgb(78, 249, 187)  hsl(158, 93%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#bb4ef9  rgb(187, 78, 249)  hsl(278, 93%, 64%)  Medium Orchid