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#FAAA03

#faaa03 ≈ Orange

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#faaa03 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 66.67% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 98.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 40.57°, with 97.63% saturation and 49.61% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4908

Complementary

  1. #faaa03
  2. #0353fa

Split complementary

  1. #faaa03
  2. #03cefa
  3. #2f03fa

Analogous

  1. #fa2f03
  2. #faaa03
  3. #cefa03

Triadic

  1. #faaa03
  2. #03faaa
  3. #aa03fa

Tetradic

  1. #faaa03
  2. #53fa03
  3. #0353fa
  4. #aa03fa

Square

  1. #faaa03
  2. #03fa2f
  3. #0353fa
  4. #fa03ce

Monochromatic

  1. #634301
  2. #ae7702
  3. #faaa03
  4. #fdc44d
  5. #fedd98

Shades

#faaa03 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faaa03
  2. #e19903
  3. #c88802
  4. #af7702
  5. #966602
  6. #7d5502
  7. #644401
  8. #4b3301
  9. #322201
  10. #191100
  11. #000000

Tints

#faaa03 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faaa03
  2. #fbb31c
  3. #fbbb35
  4. #fcc44f
  5. #fccc68
  6. #fdd581
  7. #fddd9a
  8. #fee6b3
  9. #feeecd
  10. #fff7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faaa03 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faaa03
  2. #eea610
  3. #e2a21c
  4. #d59d29
  5. #c99935
  6. #bd9542
  7. #b1914e
  8. #a58d5b
  9. #988867
  10. #8c8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7b494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c214 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9591 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddad00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7b90e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9e73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faaa03 {
  color: #faaa03;
}
Background
.bg-faaa03 {
  background-color: #faaa03;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faaa03 {
  border: 2px solid #faaa03;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faaa03;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 170 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 98% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faaa03 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faaa03, #cefa03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faaa03 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 170 3 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 2.66 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.36 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.41 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.58 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.71 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.81 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.79 #0555fc Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Orange
#faaa03  rgb(250, 170, 3)  hsl(41, 98%, 50%)  Orange
#0353fa  rgb(3, 83, 250)  hsl(221, 98%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#03faaa  rgb(3, 250, 170)  hsl(161, 98%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa03fa  rgb(170, 3, 250)  hsl(281, 98%, 50%)  Vivid Violet