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#FCAA09

#fcaa09 ≈ Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcaa09 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 66.67% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.54% magenta, 96.43% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 39.75°, with 97.59% saturation and 51.18% 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 10.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 2.15.

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Relative luminance0.4946

Complementary

  1. #fcaa09
  2. #095bfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcaa09
  2. #09d5fc
  3. #3109fc

Analogous

  1. #fc3109
  2. #fcaa09
  3. #d5fc09

Triadic

  1. #fcaa09
  2. #09fcaa
  3. #aa09fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcaa09
  2. #5bfc09
  3. #095bfc
  4. #aa09fc

Square

  1. #fcaa09
  2. #09fc31
  3. #095bfc
  4. #fc09d5

Monochromatic

  1. #6b4701
  2. #b67a02
  3. #fcaa09
  4. #fdc455
  5. #fedea0

Shades

#fcaa09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcaa09
  2. #e39908
  3. #ca8807
  4. #b07706
  5. #976605
  6. #7e5505
  7. #654404
  8. #4c3303
  9. #322202
  10. #191101
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcaa09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcaa09
  2. #fcb322
  3. #fdbb3a
  4. #fdc453
  5. #fdcc6b
  6. #fed584
  7. #fedd9d
  8. #fee6b5
  9. #feeece
  10. #fff7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcaa09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcaa09
  2. #f0a615
  3. #e3a221
  4. #d79d2d
  5. #ca9939
  6. #be9545
  7. #b29150
  8. #a58d5c
  9. #998868
  10. #8c8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8b494 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac317 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9491 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dead00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9b912 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9e73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcaa09 {
  color: #fcaa09;
}
Background
.bg-fcaa09 {
  background-color: #fcaa09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcaa09 {
  border: 2px solid #fcaa09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcaa09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 170 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 98% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcaa09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcaa09, #d5fc09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcaa09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 170 9 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 2.15 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.53 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.11 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.15 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.23 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.97 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 7.17 #0355f6 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Orange
#fcaa09  rgb(252, 170, 9)  hsl(40, 98%, 51%)  Orange
#095bfc  rgb(9, 91, 252)  hsl(220, 98%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#09fcaa  rgb(9, 252, 170)  hsl(160, 98%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa09fc  rgb(170, 9, 252)  hsl(280, 98%, 51%)  Vivid Violet