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#FAAA46

#faaa46 ≈ Yellow Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faaa46 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 66.67% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 72% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 33.33°, with 94.74% saturation and 62.75% 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 10.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Orange (#ffae42), ΔE 1.52.

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Relative luminance0.4952

Complementary

  1. #faaa46
  2. #4696fa

Split complementary

  1. #faaa46
  2. #46f0fa
  3. #5046fa

Analogous

  1. #fa5046
  2. #faaa46
  3. #f0fa46

Triadic

  1. #faaa46
  2. #46faaa
  3. #aa46fa

Tetradic

  1. #faaa46
  2. #96fa46
  3. #4696fa
  4. #aa46fa

Square

  1. #faaa46
  2. #46fa50
  3. #4696fa
  4. #fa46f0

Monochromatic

  1. #a35c04
  2. #ed8706
  3. #faaa46
  4. #fccc91
  5. #feeedb

Shades

#faaa46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faaa46
  2. #e1993f
  3. #c88838
  4. #af7731
  5. #96662a
  6. #7d5523
  7. #64441c
  8. #4b3315
  9. #32220e
  10. #191107
  11. #000000

Tints

#faaa46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faaa46
  2. #fbb359
  3. #fbbb6b
  4. #fcc47e
  5. #fccc90
  6. #fdd5a3
  7. #fdddb5
  8. #fee6c8
  9. #feeeda
  10. #fff7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faaa46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faaa46
  2. #eea64c
  3. #e2a252
  4. #d59d57
  5. #c9995d
  6. #bd9563
  7. #b19169
  8. #a58d6f
  9. #988874
  10. #8c847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7b49a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b039 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c248 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9795 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcad3f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6b947 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9f7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faaa46 {
  color: #faaa46;
}
Background
.bg-faaa46 {
  background-color: #faaa46;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faaa46 {
  border: 2px solid #faaa46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faaa46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 170 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 95% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faaa46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faaa46, #f0fa46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faaa46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 170 70 / 0.35);
}

#ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 1.52 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 2.82 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.34 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.47 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.49 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.96 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.16 #0555b9 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Yellow Orange
#faaa46  rgb(250, 170, 70)  hsl(33, 95%, 63%)  Yellow Orange
#4696fa  rgb(70, 150, 250)  hsl(213, 95%, 63%)  Dodger Blue
#46faaa  rgb(70, 250, 170)  hsl(153, 95%, 63%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa46fa  rgb(170, 70, 250)  hsl(273, 95%, 63%)  Electric Purple