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#FBB251

#fbb251 ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbb251 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 69.8% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.08% magenta, 67.73% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 34.24°, with 95.51% saturation and 65.1% 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 11.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Orange (#ffb347), ΔE 1.47.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.5294

Complementary

  1. #fbb251
  2. #519afb

Split complementary

  1. #fbb251
  2. #51effb
  3. #5d51fb

Analogous

  1. #fb5d51
  2. #fbb251
  3. #effb51

Triadic

  1. #fbb251
  2. #51fbb2
  3. #b251fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbb251
  2. #9afb51
  3. #519afb
  4. #b251fb

Square

  1. #fbb251
  2. #51fb5d
  3. #519afb
  4. #fb51ef

Monochromatic

  1. #af6604
  2. #f99106
  3. #fbb251
  4. #fdd39c
  5. #fef4e7

Shades

#fbb251 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbb251
  2. #e2a049
  3. #c98e41
  4. #b07d39
  5. #976b31
  6. #7e5929
  7. #644720
  8. #4b3518
  9. #322410
  10. #191208
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbb251 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbb251
  2. #fbba62
  3. #fcc174
  4. #fcc985
  5. #fdd197
  6. #fdd9a8
  7. #fde0b9
  8. #fee8cb
  9. #fef0dc
  10. #fff7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbb251 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbb251
  2. #efad56
  3. #e2a85a
  4. #d6a35f
  5. #ca9e64
  6. #be9969
  7. #b1946d
  8. #a58f72
  9. #998a77
  10. #8c857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dabba0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb646 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc753 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa09d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0b54b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9bf52 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa785 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbb251 {
  color: #fbb251;
}
Background
.bg-fbb251 {
  background-color: #fbb251;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbb251 {
  border: 2px solid #fbb251;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbb251;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 178 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 96% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbb251 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbb251, #effb51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbb251 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 178 81 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 1.47 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 1.88 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.69 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.36 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.47 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.64 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.21 #044dae Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#fbb251  rgb(251, 178, 81)  hsl(34, 96%, 65%)  Pastel Orange
#519afb  rgb(81, 154, 251)  hsl(214, 96%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#51fbb2  rgb(81, 251, 178)  hsl(154, 96%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#b251fb  rgb(178, 81, 251)  hsl(274, 96%, 65%)  Medium Orchid