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#FFA508

#ffa508 ≈ Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffa508 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 64.71% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 96.86% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 38.14°, with 100% saturation and 51.57% 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 10.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 0.26.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4819

Complementary

  1. #ffa508
  2. #0862ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffa508
  2. #08ddff
  3. #2a08ff

Analogous

  1. #ff2a08
  2. #ffa508
  3. #ddff08

Triadic

  1. #ffa508
  2. #08ffa5
  3. #a508ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffa508
  2. #62ff08
  3. #0862ff
  4. #a508ff

Square

  1. #ffa508
  2. #08ff2a
  3. #0862ff
  4. #ff08dd

Monochromatic

  1. #6e4600
  2. #bb7700
  3. #ffa508
  4. #ffc155
  5. #ffdda1

Shades

#ffa508 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffa508
  2. #e69507
  3. #cc8406
  4. #b37406
  5. #996305
  6. #805304
  7. #664203
  8. #4d3202
  9. #332102
  10. #1a1101
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffa508 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffa508
  2. #ffae21
  3. #ffb739
  4. #ffc052
  5. #ffc96b
  6. #ffd284
  7. #ffdb9c
  8. #ffe4b5
  9. #ffedce
  10. #fff6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffa508 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffa508
  2. #f2a114
  3. #e69e20
  4. #d99a2c
  5. #cc9638
  6. #c09344
  7. #b38f50
  8. #a68b5c
  9. #998768
  10. #8d8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8b193 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c113 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8e8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dea900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9b610 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff986f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffa508 {
  color: #ffa508;
}
Background
.bg-ffa508 {
  background-color: #ffa508;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffa508 {
  border: 2px solid #ffa508;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffa508;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 165 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 100% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffa508 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffa508, #ddff08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffa508 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 165 8 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 0.26 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 1.97 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 3.64 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.16 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.45 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.13 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.87 #005af7 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Orange
#ffa508  rgb(255, 165, 8)  hsl(38, 100%, 52%)  Orange
#0862ff  rgb(8, 98, 255)  hsl(218, 100%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue
#08ffa5  rgb(8, 255, 165)  hsl(158, 100%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#a508ff  rgb(165, 8, 255)  hsl(278, 100%, 52%)  Vivid Violet