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#FFAC09

#ffac09 ≈ Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffac09 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 67.45% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 96.47% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 39.76°, 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 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 2.35.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.5078

Complementary

  1. #ffac09
  2. #095cff

Split complementary

  1. #ffac09
  2. #09d7ff
  3. #3109ff

Analogous

  1. #ff3109
  2. #ffac09
  3. #d7ff09

Triadic

  1. #ffac09
  2. #09ffac
  3. #ac09ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffac09
  2. #5cff09
  3. #095cff
  4. #ac09ff

Square

  1. #ffac09
  2. #09ff31
  3. #095cff
  4. #ff09d7

Monochromatic

  1. #6f4a00
  2. #bb7c00
  3. #ffac09
  4. #ffc655
  5. #ffe0a2

Shades

#ffac09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffac09
  2. #e69b08
  3. #cc8a07
  4. #b37806
  5. #996705
  6. #805605
  7. #664504
  8. #4d3403
  9. #332202
  10. #1a1101
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffac09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffac09
  2. #ffb422
  3. #ffbd3a
  4. #ffc553
  5. #ffcd6b
  6. #ffd684
  7. #ffde9d
  8. #ffe6b5
  9. #ffeece
  10. #fff7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffac09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffac09
  2. #f2a815
  3. #e6a321
  4. #d99f2d
  5. #cc9a39
  6. #c09645
  7. #b39250
  8. #a68d5c
  9. #998968
  10. #8d8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dab696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc517 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9693 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1af00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebbb12 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9f74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffac09 {
  color: #ffac09;
}
Background
.bg-ffac09 {
  background-color: #ffac09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffac09 {
  border: 2px solid #ffac09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffac09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 172 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 100% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffac09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffac09, #d7ff09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffac09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 172 9 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 2.35 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.01 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.11 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.16 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.47 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.58 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.90 #0053f6 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Orange
#ffac09  rgb(255, 172, 9)  hsl(40, 100%, 52%)  Orange
#095cff  rgb(9, 92, 255)  hsl(220, 100%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue
#09ffac  rgb(9, 255, 172)  hsl(160, 100%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#ac09ff  rgb(172, 9, 255)  hsl(280, 100%, 52%)  Vivid Violet