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#FAB956

#fab956 ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fab956 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 72.55% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 65.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 36.22°, 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 12.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Orange (#ffb347), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.5569

Complementary

  1. #fab956
  2. #5697fa

Split complementary

  1. #fab956
  2. #56e9fa
  3. #6756fa

Analogous

  1. #fa6756
  2. #fab956
  3. #e9fa56

Triadic

  1. #fab956
  2. #56fab9
  3. #b956fa

Tetradic

  1. #fab956
  2. #97fa56
  3. #5697fa
  4. #b956fa

Square

  1. #fab956
  2. #56fa67
  3. #5697fa
  4. #fa56e9

Monochromatic

  1. #b26d05
  2. #f89a0c
  3. #fab956
  4. #fcd8a0
  5. #fef7eb

Shades

#fab956 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fab956
  2. #e1a74d
  3. #c89445
  4. #af823c
  5. #966f34
  6. #7d5d2b
  7. #644a22
  8. #4b381a
  9. #322511
  10. #191309
  11. #000000

Tints

#fab956 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fab956
  2. #fbc067
  3. #fbc778
  4. #fcce89
  5. #fcd59a
  6. #fddcab
  7. #fde3bb
  8. #feeacc
  9. #fef1dd
  10. #fff8ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fab956 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fab956
  2. #eeb35a
  3. #e2ae5e
  4. #d5a863
  5. #c9a267
  6. #bd9d6b
  7. #b1976f
  8. #a59173
  9. #988b78
  10. #8c867c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcc0a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1bc4b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0cb59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa8a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3bb50 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebc458 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffaf8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fab956 {
  color: #fab956;
}
Background
.bg-fab956 {
  background-color: #fab956;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fab956 {
  border: 2px solid #fab956;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fab956;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 185 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fab956 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fab956, #e9fa56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fab956 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 185 86 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 2.62 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.05 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 4.95 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.38 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.34 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.85 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.08 #0546a9 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#fab956  rgb(250, 185, 86)  hsl(36, 94%, 66%)  Pastel Orange
#5697fa  rgb(86, 151, 250)  hsl(216, 94%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#56fab9  rgb(86, 250, 185)  hsl(156, 94%, 66%)  Aquamarine
#b956fa  rgb(185, 86, 250)  hsl(276, 94%, 66%)  Medium Orchid