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#FFA300

#ffa300 ≈ Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffa300 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 63.92% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.08% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 38.35°, with 100% saturation and 50% 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 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 0.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4745

Complementary

  1. #ffa300
  2. #005cff

Split complementary

  1. #ffa300
  2. #00dcff
  3. #2300ff

Analogous

  1. #ff2300
  2. #ffa300
  3. #dcff00

Triadic

  1. #ffa300
  2. #00ffa3
  3. #a300ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffa300
  2. #5cff00
  3. #005cff
  4. #a300ff

Square

  1. #ffa300
  2. #00ff23
  3. #005cff
  4. #ff00dc

Monochromatic

  1. #664100
  2. #b37200
  3. #ffa300
  4. #ffbf4d
  5. #ffda99

Shades

#ffa300 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffa300
  2. #e69300
  3. #cc8200
  4. #b37200
  5. #996200
  6. #805200
  7. #664100
  8. #4d3100
  9. #332100
  10. #1a1000
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffa300 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffa300
  2. #ffac1a
  3. #ffb533
  4. #ffbf4d
  5. #ffc866
  6. #ffd180
  7. #ffda99
  8. #ffe3b3
  9. #ffedcc
  10. #fff6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffa300 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffa300
  2. #f2a00d
  3. #e69c1a
  4. #d99926
  5. #cc9533
  6. #c09240
  7. #b38e4d
  8. #a68b5a
  9. #998766
  10. #8d8473
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8af91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c00d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8c8b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dda700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8b508 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff966e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffa300 {
  color: #ffa300;
}
Background
.bg-ffa300 {
  background-color: #ffa300;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffa300 {
  border: 2px solid #ffa300;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffa300;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 163 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffa300 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffa300, #dcff00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffa300 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 163 0 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 0.71 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 1.42 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 3.93 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.39 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.88 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.16 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.66 #005cff Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Orange
#ffa300  rgb(255, 163, 0)  hsl(38, 100%, 50%)  Orange
#005cff  rgb(0, 92, 255)  hsl(218, 100%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#00ffa3  rgb(0, 255, 163)  hsl(158, 100%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#a300ff  rgb(163, 0, 255)  hsl(278, 100%, 50%)  Vivid Violet