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#FBB331

#fbb331 ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fbb331 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 70.2% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.69% magenta, 80.48% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 38.61°, with 96.19% saturation and 58.82% 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 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.5297

Complementary

  1. #fbb331
  2. #3179fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbb331
  2. #31defb
  3. #4e31fb

Analogous

  1. #fb4e31
  2. #fbb331
  3. #defb31

Triadic

  1. #fbb331
  2. #31fbb3
  3. #b331fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbb331
  2. #79fb31
  3. #3179fb
  4. #b331fb

Square

  1. #fbb331
  2. #31fb4e
  3. #3179fb
  4. #fb31de

Monochromatic

  1. #905e03
  2. #db8f04
  3. #fbb331
  4. #fccf7c
  5. #feeac7

Shades

#fbb331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbb331
  2. #e2a12c
  3. #c98f27
  4. #b07d22
  5. #976b1d
  6. #7e5a19
  7. #644814
  8. #4b360f
  9. #32240a
  10. #191205
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbb331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbb331
  2. #fbbb46
  3. #fcc25a
  4. #fcca6f
  5. #fdd183
  6. #fdd998
  7. #fde1ad
  8. #fee8c1
  9. #fef0d6
  10. #fff7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbb331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbb331
  2. #efae39
  3. #e2a941
  4. #d6a449
  5. #ca9f51
  6. #be9a59
  7. #b19460
  8. #a58f68
  9. #998a70
  10. #8c8578
  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 #dabb9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb614 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc837 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9f9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1b523 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebc034 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa87e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbb331 {
  color: #fbb331;
}
Background
.bg-fbb331 {
  background-color: #fbb331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbb331 {
  border: 2px solid #fbb331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbb331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 179 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 96% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbb331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbb331, #defb31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbb331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 179 49 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.15 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.23 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.49 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.64 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.42 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.35 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.56 #044cce Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#fbb331  rgb(251, 179, 49)  hsl(39, 96%, 59%)  Pastel Orange
#3179fb  rgb(49, 121, 251)  hsl(219, 96%, 59%)  Brandeis Blue
#31fbb3  rgb(49, 251, 179)  hsl(159, 96%, 59%)  Medium Spring Green
#b331fb  rgb(179, 49, 251)  hsl(279, 96%, 59%)  Electric Purple