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#FDAE16

#fdae16 ≈ Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdae16 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 68.24% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.23% magenta, 91.3% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 39.48°, with 98.3% saturation and 53.92% 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.5121

Complementary

  1. #fdae16
  2. #1665fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdae16
  2. #16d9fd
  3. #3a16fd

Analogous

  1. #fd3a16
  2. #fdae16
  3. #d9fd16

Triadic

  1. #fdae16
  2. #16fdae
  3. #ae16fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdae16
  2. #65fd16
  3. #1665fd
  4. #ae16fd

Square

  1. #fdae16
  2. #16fd3a
  3. #1665fd
  4. #fd16d9

Monochromatic

  1. #795001
  2. #c58202
  3. #fdae16
  4. #fec862
  5. #fee3ae

Shades

#fdae16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdae16
  2. #e49d14
  3. #ca8b12
  4. #b17a0f
  5. #98680d
  6. #7f570b
  7. #654609
  8. #4c3407
  9. #332304
  10. #191102
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdae16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdae16
  2. #fdb62d
  3. #fdbe45
  4. #fec65c
  5. #fece73
  6. #fed78b
  7. #fedfa2
  8. #fee7b9
  9. #ffefd0
  10. #fff7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdae16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdae16
  2. #f1a921
  3. #e4a52b
  4. #d8a036
  5. #cb9c40
  6. #bf974b
  7. #b29256
  8. #a68e60
  9. #99896b
  10. #8d8575
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dab897 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc520 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0b100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebbc1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa277 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdae16 {
  color: #fdae16;
}
Background
.bg-fdae16 {
  background-color: #fdae16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdae16 {
  border: 2px solid #fdae16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdae16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 174 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 98% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdae16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdae16, #d9fd16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdae16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 174 22 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 3.14 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.84 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.01 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.30 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.23 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.64 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.16 #0251e9 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Orange
#fdae16  rgb(253, 174, 22)  hsl(39, 98%, 54%)  Orange
#1665fd  rgb(22, 101, 253)  hsl(219, 98%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#16fdae  rgb(22, 253, 174)  hsl(159, 98%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae16fd  rgb(174, 22, 253)  hsl(279, 98%, 54%)  Electric Purple