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#FAAA08

#faaa08 ≈ Orange

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#faaa08 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 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 96.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 40.17°, with 96.03% saturation and 50.59% 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 2.57.

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Relative luminance0.4909

Complementary

  1. #faaa08
  2. #0858fa

Split complementary

  1. #faaa08
  2. #08d1fa
  3. #3108fa

Analogous

  1. #fa3108
  2. #faaa08
  3. #d1fa08

Triadic

  1. #faaa08
  2. #08faaa
  3. #aa08fa

Tetradic

  1. #faaa08
  2. #58fa08
  3. #0858fa
  4. #aa08fa

Square

  1. #faaa08
  2. #08fa31
  3. #0858fa
  4. #fa08d1

Monochromatic

  1. #674602
  2. #b27804
  3. #faaa08
  4. #fcc453
  5. #fdde9e

Shades

#faaa08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faaa08
  2. #e19907
  3. #c88806
  4. #af7706
  5. #966605
  6. #7d5504
  7. #644403
  8. #4b3302
  9. #322202
  10. #191101
  11. #000000

Tints

#faaa08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faaa08
  2. #fbb321
  3. #fbbb39
  4. #fcc452
  5. #fccc6b
  6. #fdd584
  7. #fddd9c
  8. #fee6b5
  9. #feeece
  10. #fff7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faaa08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faaa08
  2. #eea614
  3. #e2a220
  4. #d59d2c
  5. #c99938
  6. #bd9544
  7. #b19150
  8. #a58d5c
  9. #988868
  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 #d9c217 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9591 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddad00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7b912 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9e73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faaa08 {
  color: #faaa08;
}
Background
.bg-faaa08 {
  background-color: #faaa08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faaa08 {
  border: 2px solid #faaa08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faaa08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 170 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 96% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faaa08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faaa08, #d1fa08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faaa08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 170 8 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 2.57 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.31 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.28 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.43 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.62 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.78 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.87 #0555f7 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Orange
#faaa08  rgb(250, 170, 8)  hsl(40, 96%, 51%)  Orange
#0858fa  rgb(8, 88, 250)  hsl(220, 96%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#08faaa  rgb(8, 250, 170)  hsl(160, 96%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa08fa  rgb(170, 8, 250)  hsl(280, 96%, 51%)  Vivid Violet