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#FCAC08

#fcac08 ≈ Orange

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcac08 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 67.45% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.75% magenta, 96.83% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 40.33°, with 97.6% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.5022

Complementary

  1. #fcac08
  2. #0858fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcac08
  2. #08d2fc
  3. #3208fc

Analogous

  1. #fc3208
  2. #fcac08
  3. #d2fc08

Triadic

  1. #fcac08
  2. #08fcac
  3. #ac08fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcac08
  2. #58fc08
  3. #0858fc
  4. #ac08fc

Square

  1. #fcac08
  2. #08fc32
  3. #0858fc
  4. #fc08d2

Monochromatic

  1. #6a4701
  2. #b57b02
  3. #fcac08
  4. #fdc554
  5. #fedf9f

Shades

#fcac08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcac08
  2. #e39b07
  3. #ca8a06
  4. #b07806
  5. #976705
  6. #7e5604
  7. #654503
  8. #4c3402
  9. #322202
  10. #191101
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcac08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcac08
  2. #fcb421
  3. #fdbd39
  4. #fdc552
  5. #fdcd6b
  6. #fed684
  7. #fede9c
  8. #fee6b5
  9. #feeece
  10. #fff7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcac08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcac08
  2. #f0a814
  3. #e3a320
  4. #d79f2c
  5. #ca9a38
  6. #be9644
  7. #b29250
  8. #a58d5c
  9. #998968
  10. #8c8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9b695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc417 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9793 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfaf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9bb12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa074 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcac08 {
  color: #fcac08;
}
Background
.bg-fcac08 {
  background-color: #fcac08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcac08 {
  border: 2px solid #fcac08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcac08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 172 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 98% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcac08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcac08, #d2fc08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcac08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 172 8 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 2.88 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.78 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.23 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.53 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.97 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.30 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.43 #0353f7 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Orange
#fcac08  rgb(252, 172, 8)  hsl(40, 98%, 51%)  Orange
#0858fc  rgb(8, 88, 252)  hsl(220, 98%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#08fcac  rgb(8, 252, 172)  hsl(160, 98%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#ac08fc  rgb(172, 8, 252)  hsl(280, 98%, 51%)  Vivid Violet