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#FAB156

#fab156 ≈ Yellow Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fab156 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 69.41% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.2% magenta, 65.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 33.29°, with 94.25% saturation and 65.88% 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 11.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Orange (#ffae42), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.5244

Complementary

  1. #fab156
  2. #569ffa

Split complementary

  1. #fab156
  2. #56f1fa
  3. #5f56fa

Analogous

  1. #fa5f56
  2. #fab156
  3. #f1fa56

Triadic

  1. #fab156
  2. #56fab1
  3. #b156fa

Tetradic

  1. #fab156
  2. #9ffa56
  3. #569ffa
  4. #b156fa

Square

  1. #fab156
  2. #56fa5f
  3. #569ffa
  4. #fa56f1

Monochromatic

  1. #b26505
  2. #f88f0c
  3. #fab156
  4. #fcd3a0
  5. #fef6eb

Shades

#fab156 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fab156
  2. #e19f4d
  3. #c88e45
  4. #af7c3c
  5. #966a34
  6. #7d592b
  7. #644722
  8. #4b351a
  9. #322311
  10. #191209
  11. #000000

Tints

#fab156 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fab156
  2. #fbb967
  3. #fbc178
  4. #fcc889
  5. #fcd09a
  6. #fdd8ab
  7. #fde0bb
  8. #fee8cc
  9. #feefdd
  10. #fff7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fab156 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fab156
  2. #eeac5a
  3. #e2a75e
  4. #d5a263
  5. #c99d67
  6. #bd996b
  7. #b1946f
  8. #a58f73
  9. #988a78
  10. #8c857c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9baa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab54c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc658 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9f9d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfb450 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8be57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa786 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fab156 {
  color: #fab156;
}
Background
.bg-fab156 {
  background-color: #fab156;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fab156 {
  border: 2px solid #fab156;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fab156;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 177 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fab156 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fab156, #f1fa56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fab156 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 177 86 / 0.35);
}

#ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 2.34 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 2.43 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.41 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.81 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.04 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.17 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 6.28 #054ea9 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Yellow Orange
#fab156  rgb(250, 177, 86)  hsl(33, 94%, 66%)  Yellow Orange
#569ffa  rgb(86, 159, 250)  hsl(213, 94%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#56fab1  rgb(86, 250, 177)  hsl(153, 94%, 66%)  Medium Spring Green
#b156fa  rgb(177, 86, 250)  hsl(273, 94%, 66%)  Medium Orchid