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#FCB223

#fcb223 ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fcb223 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 69.8% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.37% magenta, 86.11% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 39.54°, with 97.31% saturation and 56.27% 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 11.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Orange (#ffb347), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.5266

Complementary

  1. #fcb223
  2. #236dfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcb223
  2. #23d9fc
  3. #4523fc

Analogous

  1. #fc4523
  2. #fcb223
  3. #d9fc23

Triadic

  1. #fcb223
  2. #23fcb2
  3. #b223fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcb223
  2. #6dfc23
  3. #236dfc
  4. #b223fc

Square

  1. #fcb223
  2. #23fc45
  3. #236dfc
  4. #fc23d9

Monochromatic

  1. #845802
  2. #d08a03
  3. #fcb223
  4. #fdcc6e
  5. #fee7ba

Shades

#fcb223 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcb223
  2. #e3a020
  3. #ca8e1c
  4. #b07d19
  5. #976b15
  6. #7e5912
  7. #65470e
  8. #4c350b
  9. #322407
  10. #191204
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcb223 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcb223
  2. #fcba39
  3. #fdc14f
  4. #fdc965
  5. #fdd17b
  6. #fed991
  7. #fee0a7
  8. #fee8bd
  9. #fef0d3
  10. #fff7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcb223 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcb223
  2. #f0ad2c
  3. #e3a836
  4. #d7a33f
  5. #ca9e48
  6. #be9952
  7. #b2945b
  8. #a58f64
  9. #998a6d
  10. #8c8577
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbbb9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc72b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2b407 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebbf28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa67b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcb223 {
  color: #fcb223;
}
Background
.bg-fcb223 {
  background-color: #fcb223;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcb223 {
  border: 2px solid #fcb223;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcb223;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 178 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 97% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcb223 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcb223, #d9fc23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcb223 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 178 35 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.87 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.44 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.54 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.77 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.05 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.29 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.48 #034ddc Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#fcb223  rgb(252, 178, 35)  hsl(40, 97%, 56%)  Pastel Orange
#236dfc  rgb(35, 109, 252)  hsl(220, 97%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#23fcb2  rgb(35, 252, 178)  hsl(160, 97%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#b223fc  rgb(178, 35, 252)  hsl(280, 97%, 56%)  Electric Purple