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#FCA401

#fca401 ≈ Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fca401 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 64.31% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.92% magenta, 99.6% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 38.96°, with 99.21% saturation and 49.61% 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 0.55.

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Relative luminance0.4725

Complementary

  1. #fca401
  2. #0159fc

Split complementary

  1. #fca401
  2. #01d7fc
  3. #2601fc

Analogous

  1. #fc2601
  2. #fca401
  3. #d7fc01

Triadic

  1. #fca401
  2. #01fca4
  3. #a401fc

Tetradic

  1. #fca401
  2. #59fc01
  3. #0159fc
  4. #a401fc

Square

  1. #fca401
  2. #01fc26
  3. #0159fc
  4. #fc01d7

Monochromatic

  1. #644100
  2. #b07201
  3. #fca401
  4. #febf4b
  5. #ffda97

Shades

#fca401 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fca401
  2. #e39401
  3. #ca8301
  4. #b07301
  5. #976201
  6. #7e5201
  7. #654200
  8. #4c3100
  9. #322100
  10. #191000
  11. #000000

Tints

#fca401 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fca401
  2. #fcad1a
  3. #fdb634
  4. #fdbf4d
  5. #fdc867
  6. #fed280
  7. #fedb99
  8. #fee4b3
  9. #feedcc
  10. #fff6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fca401 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fca401
  2. #f0a00e
  3. #e39d1a
  4. #d79927
  5. #ca9634
  6. #be9241
  7. #b28e4d
  8. #a58b5a
  9. #998767
  10. #8c8473
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6b091 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7bf0f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8e8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dca800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7b50a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff976e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fca401 {
  color: #fca401;
}
Background
.bg-fca401 {
  background-color: #fca401;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fca401 {
  border: 2px solid #fca401;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fca401;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 164 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 99% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fca401 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fca401, #d7fc01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fca401 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 164 1 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 0.55 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 2.25 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.63 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 3.95 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.56 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.65 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.25 #035bfe Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Orange
#fca401  rgb(252, 164, 1)  hsl(39, 99%, 50%)  Orange
#0159fc  rgb(1, 89, 252)  hsl(219, 99%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#01fca4  rgb(1, 252, 164)  hsl(159, 99%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#a401fc  rgb(164, 1, 252)  hsl(279, 99%, 50%)  Vivid Violet