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#FAAD4D

#faad4d ≈ Yellow Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faad4d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 67.84% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.8% magenta, 69.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 33.29°, with 94.54% saturation and 64.12% 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 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Orange (#ffae42), ΔE 1.6.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.5075

Complementary

  1. #faad4d
  2. #4d9afa

Split complementary

  1. #faad4d
  2. #4df1fa
  3. #564dfa

Analogous

  1. #fa564d
  2. #faad4d
  3. #f1fa4d

Triadic

  1. #faad4d
  2. #4dfaad
  3. #ad4dfa

Tetradic

  1. #faad4d
  2. #9afa4d
  3. #4d9afa
  4. #ad4dfa

Square

  1. #faad4d
  2. #4dfa56
  3. #4d9afa
  4. #fa4df1

Monochromatic

  1. #a96005
  2. #f48a07
  3. #faad4d
  4. #fccf97
  5. #fef2e2

Shades

#faad4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faad4d
  2. #e19c45
  3. #c88a3e
  4. #af7936
  5. #96682e
  6. #7d5727
  7. #64451f
  8. #4b3417
  9. #32230f
  10. #191108
  11. #000000

Tints

#faad4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faad4d
  2. #fbb55f
  3. #fbbd71
  4. #fcc682
  5. #fcce94
  6. #fdd6a6
  7. #fddeb8
  8. #fee6ca
  9. #feefdb
  10. #fff7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faad4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faad4d
  2. #eea952
  3. #e2a457
  4. #d5a05c
  5. #c99b61
  6. #bd9767
  7. #b1926c
  8. #a58e71
  9. #988976
  10. #8c857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8b79c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b242 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c44f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9a98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddb047 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7bb4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa281 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faad4d {
  color: #faad4d;
}
Background
.bg-faad4d {
  background-color: #faad4d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faad4d {
  border: 2px solid #faad4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faad4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 173 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 95% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faad4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faad4d, #f1fa4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faad4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 173 77 / 0.35);
}

#ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 1.60 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 2.44 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.90 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.62 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.09 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.32 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.51 #0552b2 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Yellow Orange
#faad4d  rgb(250, 173, 77)  hsl(33, 95%, 64%)  Yellow Orange
#4d9afa  rgb(77, 154, 250)  hsl(213, 95%, 64%)  Dodger Blue
#4dfaad  rgb(77, 250, 173)  hsl(153, 95%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green
#ad4dfa  rgb(173, 77, 250)  hsl(273, 95%, 64%)  Electric Purple