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#FAAA0B

#faaa0b ≈ Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#faaa0b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 66.67% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 95.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 39.92°, with 95.98% saturation and 51.18% 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 10.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 2.52.

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Relative luminance0.491

Complementary

  1. #faaa0b
  2. #0b5bfa

Split complementary

  1. #faaa0b
  2. #0bd2fa
  3. #330bfa

Analogous

  1. #fa330b
  2. #faaa0b
  3. #d2fa0b

Triadic

  1. #faaa0b
  2. #0bfaaa
  3. #aa0bfa

Tetradic

  1. #faaa0b
  2. #5bfa0b
  3. #0b5bfa
  4. #aa0bfa

Square

  1. #faaa0b
  2. #0bfa33
  3. #0b5bfa
  4. #fa0bd2

Monochromatic

  1. #6a4702
  2. #b57a04
  3. #faaa0b
  4. #fcc456
  5. #fddea1

Shades

#faaa0b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faaa0b
  2. #e1990a
  3. #c88809
  4. #af7708
  5. #966607
  6. #7d5506
  7. #644404
  8. #4b3303
  9. #322202
  10. #191101
  11. #000000

Tints

#faaa0b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faaa0b
  2. #fbb323
  3. #fbbb3c
  4. #fcc454
  5. #fccc6d
  6. #fdd585
  7. #fddd9d
  8. #fee6b6
  9. #feeece
  10. #fff7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faaa0b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faaa0b
  2. #eea617
  3. #e2a222
  4. #d59d2e
  5. #c9993a
  6. #bd9546
  7. #b19151
  8. #a58d5d
  9. #988869
  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 #d9c218 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9591 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddad00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7b914 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9e73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faaa0b {
  color: #faaa0b;
}
Background
.bg-faaa0b {
  background-color: #faaa0b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faaa0b {
  border: 2px solid #faaa0b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faaa0b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 170 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 96% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faaa0b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faaa0b, #d2fa0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faaa0b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 170 11 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 2.52 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.27 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.20 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.34 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.56 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.76 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.91 #0555f4 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Orange
#faaa0b  rgb(250, 170, 11)  hsl(40, 96%, 51%)  Orange
#0b5bfa  rgb(11, 91, 250)  hsl(220, 96%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#0bfaaa  rgb(11, 250, 170)  hsl(160, 96%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa0bfa  rgb(170, 11, 250)  hsl(280, 96%, 51%)  Vivid Violet