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#FBB226

#fbb226 ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbb226 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.08% magenta, 84.86% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 39.44°, with 96.38% saturation and 56.67% 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 3.8.

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Relative luminance0.5249

Complementary

  1. #fbb226
  2. #266ffb

Split complementary

  1. #fbb226
  2. #26d9fb
  3. #4826fb

Analogous

  1. #fb4826
  2. #fbb226
  3. #d9fb26

Triadic

  1. #fbb226
  2. #26fbb2
  3. #b226fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbb226
  2. #6ffb26
  3. #266ffb
  4. #b226fb

Square

  1. #fbb226
  2. #26fb48
  3. #266ffb
  4. #fb26d9

Monochromatic

  1. #865902
  2. #d18a04
  3. #fbb226
  4. #fccd71
  5. #fee7bc

Shades

#fbb226 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbb226
  2. #e2a022
  3. #c98e1e
  4. #b07d1b
  5. #976b17
  6. #7e5913
  7. #64470f
  8. #4b350b
  9. #322408
  10. #191204
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbb226 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbb226
  2. #fbba3c
  3. #fcc151
  4. #fcc967
  5. #fdd17d
  6. #fdd993
  7. #fde0a8
  8. #fee8be
  9. #fef0d4
  10. #fff7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbb226 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbb226
  2. #efad2f
  3. #e2a838
  4. #d6a341
  5. #ca9e4a
  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 #dec72d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1b40f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eabf2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa67b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbb226 {
  color: #fbb226;
}
Background
.bg-fbb226 {
  background-color: #fbb226;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbb226 {
  border: 2px solid #fbb226;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbb226;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 178 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 96% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbb226 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbb226, #d9fb26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbb226 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 178 38 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.80 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.44 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.54 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.74 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.06 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.22 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.52 #044dd9 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#fbb226  rgb(251, 178, 38)  hsl(39, 96%, 57%)  Pastel Orange
#266ffb  rgb(38, 111, 251)  hsl(219, 96%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#26fbb2  rgb(38, 251, 178)  hsl(159, 96%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#b226fb  rgb(178, 38, 251)  hsl(279, 96%, 57%)  Electric Purple