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#FFA809

#ffa809 ≈ Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffa809 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 65.88% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.12% magenta, 96.47% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 38.78°, with 100% saturation and 51.76% 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 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 0.92.

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Relative luminance0.4928

Complementary

  1. #ffa809
  2. #0960ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffa809
  2. #09dbff
  3. #2d09ff

Analogous

  1. #ff2d09
  2. #ffa809
  3. #dbff09

Triadic

  1. #ffa809
  2. #09ffa8
  3. #a809ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffa809
  2. #60ff09
  3. #0960ff
  4. #a809ff

Square

  1. #ffa809
  2. #09ff2d
  3. #0960ff
  4. #ff09db

Monochromatic

  1. #6f4800
  2. #bb7900
  3. #ffa809
  4. #ffc355
  5. #ffdea2

Shades

#ffa809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffa809
  2. #e69708
  3. #cc8607
  4. #b37606
  5. #996505
  6. #805405
  7. #664304
  8. #4d3203
  9. #332202
  10. #1a1101
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffa809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffa809
  2. #ffb122
  3. #ffb93a
  4. #ffc253
  5. #ffcb6b
  6. #ffd484
  7. #ffdc9d
  8. #ffe5b5
  9. #ffeece
  10. #fff6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffa809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffa809
  2. #f2a415
  3. #e6a021
  4. #d99c2d
  5. #cc9839
  6. #c09445
  7. #b39050
  8. #a68c5c
  9. #998868
  10. #8d8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9b394 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac315 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff928f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eab911 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9b72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffa809 {
  color: #ffa809;
}
Background
.bg-ffa809 {
  background-color: #ffa809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffa809 {
  border: 2px solid #ffa809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffa809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 168 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 100% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffa809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffa809, #dbff09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffa809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 168 9 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 0.92 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 3.03 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 3.67 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.96 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.08 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.19 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.62 #0057f6 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Orange
#ffa809  rgb(255, 168, 9)  hsl(39, 100%, 52%)  Orange
#0960ff  rgb(9, 96, 255)  hsl(219, 100%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue
#09ffa8  rgb(9, 255, 168)  hsl(159, 100%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#a809ff  rgb(168, 9, 255)  hsl(279, 100%, 52%)  Vivid Violet