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#FDB228

#fdb228 ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fdb228 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 69.8% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.64% magenta, 84.19% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 38.87°, with 98.16% saturation and 57.45% 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 11.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Orange (#ffb347), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.5288

Complementary

  1. #fdb228
  2. #2873fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdb228
  2. #28defd
  3. #4728fd

Analogous

  1. #fd4728
  2. #fdb228
  3. #defd28

Triadic

  1. #fdb228
  2. #28fdb2
  3. #b228fd

Tetradic

  1. #fdb228
  2. #73fd28
  3. #2873fd
  4. #b228fd

Square

  1. #fdb228
  2. #28fd47
  3. #2873fd
  4. #fd28de

Monochromatic

  1. #8b5a01
  2. #d78c02
  3. #fdb228
  4. #fecd74
  5. #fee8c0

Shades

#fdb228 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdb228
  2. #e4a024
  3. #ca8e20
  4. #b17d1c
  5. #986b18
  6. #7f5914
  7. #654710
  8. #4c350c
  9. #332408
  10. #191204
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdb228 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdb228
  2. #fdba3e
  3. #fdc153
  4. #fec969
  5. #fed17e
  6. #fed994
  7. #fee0a9
  8. #fee8bf
  9. #fff0d4
  10. #fff7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdb228 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdb228
  2. #f1ad31
  3. #e4a83a
  4. #d8a342
  5. #cb9e4b
  6. #bf9954
  7. #b2945d
  8. #a68f66
  9. #998a6e
  10. #8d8577
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbbb9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc82f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2b413 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecbf2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa67c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdb228 {
  color: #fdb228;
}
Background
.bg-fdb228 {
  background-color: #fdb228;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdb228 {
  border: 2px solid #fdb228;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdb228;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 178 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 98% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdb228 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdb228, #defd28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdb228 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 178 40 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.36 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.15 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.26 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.48 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.48 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.15 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.27 #024dd7 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#fdb228  rgb(253, 178, 40)  hsl(39, 98%, 57%)  Pastel Orange
#2873fd  rgb(40, 115, 253)  hsl(219, 98%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#28fdb2  rgb(40, 253, 178)  hsl(159, 98%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#b228fd  rgb(178, 40, 253)  hsl(279, 98%, 57%)  Electric Purple