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#FAB243

#fab243 ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fab243 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 69.8% green and 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.8% magenta, 73.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 36.39°, with 94.82% saturation and 62.16% 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 11.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Orange (#ffb347), ΔE 1.3.

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Relative luminance0.5257

Complementary

  1. #fab243
  2. #438bfa

Split complementary

  1. #fab243
  2. #43e7fa
  3. #5743fa

Analogous

  1. #fa5743
  2. #fab243
  3. #e7fa43

Triadic

  1. #fab243
  2. #43fab2
  3. #b243fa

Tetradic

  1. #fab243
  2. #8bfa43
  3. #438bfa
  4. #b243fa

Square

  1. #fab243
  2. #43fa57
  3. #438bfa
  4. #fa43e7

Monochromatic

  1. #a06304
  2. #ea9106
  3. #fab243
  4. #fcd18e
  5. #feefd8

Shades

#fab243 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fab243
  2. #e1a03c
  3. #c88e36
  4. #af7d2f
  5. #966b28
  6. #7d5922
  7. #64471b
  8. #4b3514
  9. #32240d
  10. #191207
  11. #000000

Tints

#fab243 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fab243
  2. #fbba56
  3. #fbc169
  4. #fcc97b
  5. #fcd18e
  6. #fdd9a1
  7. #fde0b4
  8. #fee8c7
  9. #fef0d9
  10. #fff7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fab243 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fab243
  2. #eead49
  3. #e2a84f
  4. #d5a355
  5. #c99e5b
  6. #bd9962
  7. #b19468
  8. #a58f6e
  9. #988a74
  10. #8c857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #daba9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb634 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc747 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9f9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0b43a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9bf45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa781 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fab243 {
  color: #fab243;
}
Background
.bg-fab243 {
  background-color: #fab243;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fab243 {
  border: 2px solid #fab243;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fab243;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 178 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fab243 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fab243, #e7fa43);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fab243 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 178 67 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 1.30 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 2.51 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.49 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.61 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.39 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.01 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.35 #054dbc Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#fab243  rgb(250, 178, 67)  hsl(36, 95%, 62%)  Pastel Orange
#438bfa  rgb(67, 139, 250)  hsl(216, 95%, 62%)  United Nations Blue
#43fab2  rgb(67, 250, 178)  hsl(156, 95%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green
#b243fa  rgb(178, 67, 250)  hsl(276, 95%, 62%)  Electric Purple