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#FEAD00

#fead00 ≈ Orange

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#fead00 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 67.84% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.89% magenta, 100% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 40.87°, with 100% saturation and 49.8% 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 11.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.5096

Complementary

  1. #fead00
  2. #0051fe

Split complementary

  1. #fead00
  2. #00d0fe
  3. #2e00fe

Analogous

  1. #fe2e00
  2. #fead00
  3. #d0fe00

Triadic

  1. #fead00
  2. #00fead
  3. #ad00fe

Tetradic

  1. #fead00
  2. #51fe00
  3. #0051fe
  4. #ad00fe

Square

  1. #fead00
  2. #00fe2e
  3. #0051fe
  4. #fe00d0

Monochromatic

  1. #654500
  2. #b17900
  3. #fead00
  4. #ffc64b
  5. #ffde98

Shades

#fead00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fead00
  2. #e59c00
  3. #cb8a00
  4. #b27900
  5. #986800
  6. #7f5700
  7. #664500
  8. #4c3400
  9. #332300
  10. #191100
  11. #000000

Tints

#fead00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fead00
  2. #feb51a
  3. #febd33
  4. #fec64d
  5. #fece66
  6. #ffd680
  7. #ffde99
  8. #ffe6b3
  9. #ffefcc
  10. #fff7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fead00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fead00
  2. #f1a90d
  3. #e5a41a
  4. #d8a026
  5. #cc9b33
  6. #bf9740
  7. #b2924d
  8. #a68e5a
  9. #998966
  10. #8d8573
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dab796 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc512 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9793 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1b000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebbc0c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa074 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fead00 {
  color: #fead00;
}
Background
.bg-fead00 {
  background-color: #fead00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fead00 {
  border: 2px solid #fead00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fead00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 173 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fead00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fead00, #d0fe00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fead00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 173 0 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 3.02 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.21 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.37 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.71 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.14 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.69 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.24 #0152ff Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Orange
#fead00  rgb(254, 173, 0)  hsl(41, 100%, 50%)  Orange
#0051fe  rgb(0, 81, 254)  hsl(221, 100%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#00fead  rgb(0, 254, 173)  hsl(161, 100%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#ad00fe  rgb(173, 0, 254)  hsl(281, 100%, 50%)  Vivid Violet