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#FBB225

#fbb225 ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbb225 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 69.8% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.08% magenta, 85.26% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 39.53°, with 96.4% saturation and 56.47% 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 11.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Orange (#ffb347), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.5248

Complementary

  1. #fbb225
  2. #256efb

Split complementary

  1. #fbb225
  2. #25d9fb
  3. #4725fb

Analogous

  1. #fb4725
  2. #fbb225
  3. #d9fb25

Triadic

  1. #fbb225
  2. #25fbb2
  3. #b225fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbb225
  2. #6efb25
  3. #256efb
  4. #b225fb

Square

  1. #fbb225
  2. #25fb47
  3. #256efb
  4. #fb25d9

Monochromatic

  1. #855802
  2. #d08a04
  3. #fbb225
  4. #fccd70
  5. #fee7bb

Shades

#fbb225 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbb225
  2. #e2a021
  3. #c98e1e
  4. #b07d1a
  5. #976b16
  6. #7e5913
  7. #64470f
  8. #4b350b
  9. #322407
  10. #191204
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbb225 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbb225
  2. #fbba3b
  3. #fcc151
  4. #fcc966
  5. #fdd17c
  6. #fdd992
  7. #fde0a8
  8. #fee8be
  9. #fef0d3
  10. #fff7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbb225 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbb225
  2. #efad2e
  3. #e2a837
  4. #d6a340
  5. #ca9e49
  6. #be9953
  7. #b1945c
  8. #a58f65
  9. #998a6e
  10. #8c8577
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #daba9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec72c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1b40d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eabf2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa67b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbb225 {
  color: #fbb225;
}
Background
.bg-fbb225 {
  background-color: #fbb225;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbb225 {
  border: 2px solid #fbb225;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbb225;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 178 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 96% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbb225 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbb225, #d9fb25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbb225 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 178 37 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.87 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.47 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.56 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.81 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.01 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.24 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.47 #044dda Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#fbb225  rgb(251, 178, 37)  hsl(40, 96%, 56%)  Pastel Orange
#256efb  rgb(37, 110, 251)  hsl(220, 96%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#25fbb2  rgb(37, 251, 178)  hsl(160, 96%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#b225fb  rgb(178, 37, 251)  hsl(280, 96%, 56%)  Electric Purple