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#FCA306

#fca306 ≈ Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fca306 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 63.92% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.32% magenta, 97.62% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 38.29°, with 97.62% saturation and 50.59% 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 10.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 0.68.

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Relative luminance0.469

Complementary

  1. #fca306
  2. #065ffc

Split complementary

  1. #fca306
  2. #06dafc
  3. #2806fc

Analogous

  1. #fc2806
  2. #fca306
  3. #dafc06

Triadic

  1. #fca306
  2. #06fca3
  3. #a306fc

Tetradic

  1. #fca306
  2. #5ffc06
  3. #065ffc
  4. #a306fc

Square

  1. #fca306
  2. #06fc28
  3. #065ffc
  4. #fc06da

Monochromatic

  1. #684301
  2. #b37302
  3. #fca306
  4. #fdbf52
  5. #fedb9d

Shades

#fca306 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fca306
  2. #e39305
  3. #ca8205
  4. #b07204
  5. #976204
  6. #7e5203
  7. #654102
  8. #4c3102
  9. #322101
  10. #191001
  11. #000000

Tints

#fca306 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fca306
  2. #fcac1f
  3. #fdb538
  4. #fdbf51
  5. #fdc86a
  6. #fed183
  7. #feda9b
  8. #fee3b4
  9. #feedcd
  10. #fff6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fca306 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fca306
  2. #f0a012
  3. #e39c1e
  4. #d7992b
  5. #ca9537
  6. #be9243
  7. #b28e4f
  8. #a58b5b
  9. #998768
  10. #8c8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6af91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf12 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8d8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dba700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6b40e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff966e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fca306 {
  color: #fca306;
}
Background
.bg-fca306 {
  background-color: #fca306;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fca306 {
  border: 2px solid #fca306;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fca306;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 163 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 98% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fca306 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fca306, #dafc06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fca306 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 163 6 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 0.68 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 1.80 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.77 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 3.87 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.60 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.72 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.84 #035cf9 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Orange
#fca306  rgb(252, 163, 6)  hsl(38, 98%, 51%)  Orange
#065ffc  rgb(6, 95, 252)  hsl(218, 98%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#06fca3  rgb(6, 252, 163)  hsl(158, 98%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#a306fc  rgb(163, 6, 252)  hsl(278, 98%, 51%)  Vivid Violet