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#FBAA42

#fbaa42 ≈ Yellow Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbaa42 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 66.67% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.27% magenta, 73.71% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 33.73°, with 95.85% 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 10.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Orange (#ffae42), ΔE 1.18.

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Relative luminance0.4965

Complementary

  1. #fbaa42
  2. #4293fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbaa42
  2. #42effb
  3. #4e42fb

Analogous

  1. #fb4e42
  2. #fbaa42
  3. #effb42

Triadic

  1. #fbaa42
  2. #42fbaa
  3. #aa42fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbaa42
  2. #93fb42
  3. #4293fb
  4. #aa42fb

Square

  1. #fbaa42
  2. #42fb4e
  3. #4293fb
  4. #fb42ef

Monochromatic

  1. #a15c03
  2. #ec8705
  3. #fbaa42
  4. #fdcc8d
  5. #feedd8

Shades

#fbaa42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbaa42
  2. #e2993b
  3. #c98835
  4. #b0772e
  5. #976628
  6. #7e5521
  7. #64441a
  8. #4b3314
  9. #32220d
  10. #191107
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbaa42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbaa42
  2. #fbb355
  3. #fcbb68
  4. #fcc47b
  5. #fdcc8e
  6. #fdd5a1
  7. #fdddb3
  8. #fee6c6
  9. #feeed9
  10. #fff7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbaa42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbaa42
  2. #efa648
  3. #e2a24e
  4. #d69d55
  5. #ca995b
  6. #be9561
  7. #b19167
  8. #a58d6d
  9. #998874
  10. #8c847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8b499 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b034 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c344 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9695 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddad3a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7b944 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9f7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbaa42 {
  color: #fbaa42;
}
Background
.bg-fbaa42 {
  background-color: #fbaa42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbaa42 {
  border: 2px solid #fbaa42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbaa42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 170 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 96% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbaa42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbaa42, #effb42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbaa42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 170 66 / 0.35);
}

#ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 1.18 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 2.60 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.55 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 3.99 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.12 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.90 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.24 #0455bd Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Yellow Orange
#fbaa42  rgb(251, 170, 66)  hsl(34, 96%, 62%)  Yellow Orange
#4293fb  rgb(66, 147, 251)  hsl(214, 96%, 62%)  Dodger Blue
#42fbaa  rgb(66, 251, 170)  hsl(154, 96%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa42fb  rgb(170, 66, 251)  hsl(274, 96%, 62%)  Electric Purple