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#FFAA24

#ffaa24 ≈ Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffaa24 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 66.67% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 85.88% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 36.71°, with 100% saturation and 57.06% 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 11.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 1.55.

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Relative luminance0.5014

Complementary

  1. #ffaa24
  2. #2479ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffaa24
  2. #24e7ff
  3. #3c24ff

Analogous

  1. #ff3c24
  2. #ffaa24
  3. #e7ff24

Triadic

  1. #ffaa24
  2. #24ffaa
  3. #aa24ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffaa24
  2. #79ff24
  3. #2479ff
  4. #aa24ff

Square

  1. #ffaa24
  2. #24ff3c
  3. #2479ff
  4. #ff24e7

Monochromatic

  1. #8a5400
  2. #d78300
  3. #ffaa24
  4. #ffc871
  5. #ffe5bd

Shades

#ffaa24 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffaa24
  2. #e69920
  3. #cc881d
  4. #b37719
  5. #996616
  6. #805512
  7. #66440e
  8. #4d330b
  9. #332207
  10. #1a1104
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffaa24 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffaa24
  2. #ffb33a
  3. #ffbb50
  4. #ffc466
  5. #ffcc7c
  6. #ffd592
  7. #ffdda7
  8. #ffe6bd
  9. #ffeed3
  10. #fff7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffaa24 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffaa24
  2. #f2a62d
  3. #e6a236
  4. #d99d40
  5. #cc9949
  6. #c09552
  7. #b3915b
  8. #a68d64
  9. #99886e
  10. #8d8477
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dab597 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc429 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9592 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ad0e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eaba27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9e76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffaa24 {
  color: #ffaa24;
}
Background
.bg-ffaa24 {
  background-color: #ffaa24;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffaa24 {
  border: 2px solid #ffaa24;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffaa24;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 170 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 100% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffaa24 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffaa24, #e7ff24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffaa24 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 170 36 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 1.55 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 2.51 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.04 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 3.14 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.01 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.43 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.80 #0055db Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Orange
#ffaa24  rgb(255, 170, 36)  hsl(37, 100%, 57%)  Orange
#2479ff  rgb(36, 121, 255)  hsl(217, 100%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#24ffaa  rgb(36, 255, 170)  hsl(157, 100%, 57%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa24ff  rgb(170, 36, 255)  hsl(277, 100%, 57%)  Electric Purple