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#FDAE08

#fdae08 ≈ Orange

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdae08 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 68.24% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.23% magenta, 96.84% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 40.65°, with 98.39% saturation and 51.18% 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 11.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.5117

Complementary

  1. #fdae08
  2. #0857fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdae08
  2. #08d2fd
  3. #3408fd

Analogous

  1. #fd3408
  2. #fdae08
  3. #d2fd08

Triadic

  1. #fdae08
  2. #08fdae
  3. #ae08fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdae08
  2. #57fd08
  3. #0857fd
  4. #ae08fd

Square

  1. #fdae08
  2. #08fd34
  3. #0857fd
  4. #fd08d2

Monochromatic

  1. #6b4901
  2. #b77c01
  3. #fdae08
  4. #fec754
  5. #fee0a0

Shades

#fdae08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdae08
  2. #e49d07
  3. #ca8b06
  4. #b17a06
  5. #986805
  6. #7f5704
  7. #654603
  8. #4c3402
  9. #332302
  10. #191101
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdae08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdae08
  2. #fdb621
  3. #fdbe39
  4. #fec652
  5. #fece6b
  6. #fed784
  7. #fedf9c
  8. #fee7b5
  9. #ffefce
  10. #fff7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdae08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdae08
  2. #f1a914
  3. #e4a520
  4. #d8a02c
  5. #cb9c38
  6. #bf9744
  7. #b29250
  8. #a68e5c
  9. #998968
  10. #8d8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dab797 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc518 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9994 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1b000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebbc13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa276 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdae08 {
  color: #fdae08;
}
Background
.bg-fdae08 {
  background-color: #fdae08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdae08 {
  border: 2px solid #fdae08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdae08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 174 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 98% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdae08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdae08, #d2fd08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdae08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 174 8 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 3.41 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.20 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.33 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.82 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.53 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.75 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.85 #0251f7 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Orange
#fdae08  rgb(253, 174, 8)  hsl(41, 98%, 51%)  Orange
#0857fd  rgb(8, 87, 253)  hsl(221, 98%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#08fdae  rgb(8, 253, 174)  hsl(161, 98%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae08fd  rgb(174, 8, 253)  hsl(281, 98%, 51%)  Vivid Violet