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#FAAD4F

#faad4f ≈ Yellow Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faad4f 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 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.8% magenta, 68.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 32.98°, with 94.48% saturation and 64.51% 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 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Orange (#ffae42), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.5078

Complementary

  1. #faad4f
  2. #4f9cfa

Split complementary

  1. #faad4f
  2. #4ff2fa
  3. #574ffa

Analogous

  1. #fa574f
  2. #faad4f
  3. #f2fa4f

Triadic

  1. #faad4f
  2. #4ffaad
  3. #ad4ffa

Tetradic

  1. #faad4f
  2. #9cfa4f
  3. #4f9cfa
  4. #ad4ffa

Square

  1. #faad4f
  2. #4ffa57
  3. #4f9cfa
  4. #fa4ff2

Monochromatic

  1. #ab6005
  2. #f68a07
  3. #faad4f
  4. #fcd099
  5. #fef2e4

Shades

#faad4f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faad4f
  2. #e19c47
  3. #c88a3f
  4. #af7937
  5. #96682f
  6. #7d5728
  7. #644520
  8. #4b3418
  9. #322310
  10. #191108
  11. #000000

Tints

#faad4f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faad4f
  2. #fbb561
  3. #fbbd72
  4. #fcc684
  5. #fcce95
  6. #fdd6a7
  7. #fddeb9
  8. #fee6ca
  9. #feefdc
  10. #fff7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faad4f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faad4f
  2. #eea954
  3. #e2a459
  4. #d5a05e
  5. #c99b63
  6. #bd9768
  7. #b1926c
  8. #a58e71
  9. #988976
  10. #8c857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8b79d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b244 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c451 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9b99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddb049 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7bb50 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa282 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faad4f {
  color: #faad4f;
}
Background
.bg-faad4f {
  background-color: #faad4f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faad4f {
  border: 2px solid #faad4f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faad4f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 173 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 94% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faad4f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faad4f, #f2fa4f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faad4f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 173 79 / 0.35);
}

#ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 1.87 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 2.71 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.75 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.60 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.35 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.49 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.77 #0552b0 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Yellow Orange
#faad4f  rgb(250, 173, 79)  hsl(33, 94%, 65%)  Yellow Orange
#4f9cfa  rgb(79, 156, 250)  hsl(213, 94%, 65%)  Dodger Blue
#4ffaad  rgb(79, 250, 173)  hsl(153, 94%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#ad4ffa  rgb(173, 79, 250)  hsl(273, 94%, 65%)  Electric Purple