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#FAAB0A

#faab0a ≈ Orange

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#faab0a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 67.06% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.6% magenta, 96% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 40.25°, with 96% saturation and 50.98% 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 10.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4947

Complementary

  1. #faab0a
  2. #0a59fa

Split complementary

  1. #faab0a
  2. #0ad1fa
  3. #330afa

Analogous

  1. #fa330a
  2. #faab0a
  3. #d1fa0a

Triadic

  1. #faab0a
  2. #0afaab
  3. #ab0afa

Tetradic

  1. #faab0a
  2. #59fa0a
  3. #0a59fa
  4. #ab0afa

Square

  1. #faab0a
  2. #0afa33
  3. #0a59fa
  4. #fa0ad1

Monochromatic

  1. #694702
  2. #b47a04
  3. #faab0a
  4. #fcc555
  5. #fddea0

Shades

#faab0a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faab0a
  2. #e19a09
  3. #c88908
  4. #af7807
  5. #966706
  6. #7d5605
  7. #644404
  8. #4b3303
  9. #322202
  10. #191101
  11. #000000

Tints

#faab0a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faab0a
  2. #fbb323
  3. #fbbc3b
  4. #fcc454
  5. #fccd6c
  6. #fdd585
  7. #fddd9d
  8. #fee6b6
  9. #feeece
  10. #fff7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faab0a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faab0a
  2. #eea716
  3. #e2a222
  4. #d59e2d
  5. #c99a39
  6. #bd9645
  7. #b19151
  8. #a58d5d
  9. #988968
  10. #8c8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7b594 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac218 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9692 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddae00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7b913 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9f74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faab0a {
  color: #faab0a;
}
Background
.bg-faab0a {
  background-color: #faab0a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faab0a {
  border: 2px solid #faab0a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faab0a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 171 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 96% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faab0a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faab0a, #d1fa0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faab0a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 171 10 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 2.88 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.43 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.28 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.55 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.94 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.95 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.54 #0554f5 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Orange
#faab0a  rgb(250, 171, 10)  hsl(40, 96%, 51%)  Orange
#0a59fa  rgb(10, 89, 250)  hsl(220, 96%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#0afaab  rgb(10, 250, 171)  hsl(160, 96%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#ab0afa  rgb(171, 10, 250)  hsl(280, 96%, 51%)  Vivid Violet