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#FDAE4E

#fdae4e ≈ Yellow Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fdae4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 68.24% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.23% magenta, 69.17% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 32.91°, with 97.77% saturation and 64.9% 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 11.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Orange (#ffae42), ΔE 1.59.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.517

Complementary

  1. #fdae4e
  2. #4e9dfd

Split complementary

  1. #fdae4e
  2. #4ef5fd
  3. #564efd

Analogous

  1. #fd564e
  2. #fdae4e
  3. #f5fd4e

Triadic

  1. #fdae4e
  2. #4efdae
  3. #ae4efd

Tetradic

  1. #fdae4e
  2. #9dfd4e
  3. #4e9dfd
  4. #ae4efd

Square

  1. #fdae4e
  2. #4efd56
  3. #4e9dfd
  4. #fd4ef5

Monochromatic

  1. #b06102
  2. #fc8b03
  3. #fdae4e
  4. #fed19a
  5. #fff3e5

Shades

#fdae4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdae4e
  2. #e49d46
  3. #ca8b3e
  4. #b17a37
  5. #98682f
  6. #7f5727
  7. #65461f
  8. #4c3417
  9. #332310
  10. #191108
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdae4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdae4e
  2. #fdb660
  3. #fdbe71
  4. #fec683
  5. #fece95
  6. #fed7a7
  7. #fedfb8
  8. #fee7ca
  9. #ffefdc
  10. #fff7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdae4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdae4e
  2. #f1a953
  3. #e4a558
  4. #d8a05d
  5. #cb9c62
  6. #bf9767
  7. #b2926c
  8. #a68e71
  9. #998976
  10. #8d857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dab89e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b343 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc650 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9b99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfb148 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9bd4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa382 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdae4e {
  color: #fdae4e;
}
Background
.bg-fdae4e {
  background-color: #fdae4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdae4e {
  border: 2px solid #fdae4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdae4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 174 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 98% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdae4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdae4e, #f5fd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdae4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 174 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 1.59 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 2.53 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.66 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.14 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.20 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.36 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.00 #0251b1 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Yellow Orange
#fdae4e  rgb(253, 174, 78)  hsl(33, 98%, 65%)  Yellow Orange
#4e9dfd  rgb(78, 157, 253)  hsl(213, 98%, 65%)  Dodger Blue
#4efdae  rgb(78, 253, 174)  hsl(153, 98%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae4efd  rgb(174, 78, 253)  hsl(273, 98%, 65%)  Electric Purple