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#FBB540

#fbb540 ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fbb540 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 70.98% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.89% magenta, 74.5% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 37.54°, with 95.9% saturation and 61.76% 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 11.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Orange (#ffb347), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.5393

Complementary

  1. #fbb540
  2. #4086fb

Split complementary

  1. #fbb540
  2. #40e3fb
  3. #5740fb

Analogous

  1. #fb5740
  2. #fbb540
  3. #e3fb40

Triadic

  1. #fbb540
  2. #40fbb5
  3. #b540fb

Tetradic

  1. #fbb540
  2. #86fb40
  3. #4086fb
  4. #b540fb

Square

  1. #fbb540
  2. #40fb57
  3. #4086fb
  4. #fb40e3

Monochromatic

  1. #9f6503
  2. #ea9405
  3. #fbb540
  4. #fdd28b
  5. #feefd6

Shades

#fbb540 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fbb540
  2. #e2a33a
  3. #c99133
  4. #b07f2d
  5. #976d26
  6. #7e5b20
  7. #64481a
  8. #4b3613
  9. #32240d
  10. #191206
  11. #000000

Tints

#fbb540 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fbb540
  2. #fbbc53
  3. #fcc466
  4. #fccb79
  5. #fdd38c
  6. #fddaa0
  7. #fde1b3
  8. #fee9c6
  9. #fef0d9
  10. #fff8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fbb540 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fbb540
  2. #efb046
  3. #e2aa4d
  4. #d6a553
  5. #caa05a
  6. #be9b60
  7. #b19566
  8. #a5906d
  9. #998b73
  10. #8c857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbbd9e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb82f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc944 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa29e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2b736 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebc143 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffaa82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fbb540 {
  color: #fbb540;
}
Background
.bg-fbb540 {
  background-color: #fbb540;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fbb540 {
  border: 2px solid #fbb540;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fbb540;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 181 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 96% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fbb540 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fbb540, #e3fb40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fbb540 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 181 64 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 2.31 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 3.68 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.92 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.17 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.10 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.21 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.70 #044abf Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#fbb540  rgb(251, 181, 64)  hsl(38, 96%, 62%)  Pastel Orange
#4086fb  rgb(64, 134, 251)  hsl(218, 96%, 62%)  United Nations Blue
#40fbb5  rgb(64, 251, 181)  hsl(158, 96%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green
#b540fb  rgb(181, 64, 251)  hsl(278, 96%, 62%)  Electric Purple