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#FAA308

#faa308 ≈ Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#faa308 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 63.92% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.8% magenta, 96.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 38.43°, with 96.03% saturation and 50.59% 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 10.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 0.92.

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Relative luminance0.4654

Complementary

  1. #faa308
  2. #085ffa

Split complementary

  1. #faa308
  2. #08d8fa
  3. #2a08fa

Analogous

  1. #fa2a08
  2. #faa308
  3. #d8fa08

Triadic

  1. #faa308
  2. #08faa3
  3. #a308fa

Tetradic

  1. #faa308
  2. #5ffa08
  3. #085ffa
  4. #a308fa

Square

  1. #faa308
  2. #08fa2a
  3. #085ffa
  4. #fa08d8

Monochromatic

  1. #674302
  2. #b27304
  3. #faa308
  4. #fcbf53
  5. #fddb9e

Shades

#faa308 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faa308
  2. #e19307
  3. #c88206
  4. #af7206
  5. #966205
  6. #7d5204
  7. #644103
  8. #4b3102
  9. #322102
  10. #191001
  11. #000000

Tints

#faa308 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faa308
  2. #fbac21
  3. #fbb539
  4. #fcbf52
  5. #fcc86b
  6. #fdd184
  7. #fdda9c
  8. #fee3b5
  9. #feedce
  10. #fff6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faa308 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faa308
  2. #eea014
  3. #e29c20
  4. #d5992c
  5. #c99538
  6. #bd9244
  7. #b18e50
  8. #a58b5c
  9. #988768
  10. #8c8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4ae90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1a900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be14 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8d8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #daa700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5b410 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff966e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faa308 {
  color: #faa308;
}
Background
.bg-faa308 {
  background-color: #faa308;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faa308 {
  border: 2px solid #faa308;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faa308;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 163 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 96% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faa308 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faa308, #d8fa08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faa308 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 163 8 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 0.92 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 2.17 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.35 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 3.92 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.21 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.68 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.06 #055cf7 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Orange
#faa308  rgb(250, 163, 8)  hsl(38, 96%, 51%)  Orange
#085ffa  rgb(8, 95, 250)  hsl(218, 96%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#08faa3  rgb(8, 250, 163)  hsl(158, 96%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#a308fa  rgb(163, 8, 250)  hsl(278, 96%, 51%)  Vivid Violet