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#FFAE12

#ffae12 ≈ Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffae12 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 68.24% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 92.94% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 39.49°, with 100% saturation and 53.53% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.5158

Complementary

  1. #ffae12
  2. #1263ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffae12
  2. #12daff
  3. #3712ff

Analogous

  1. #ff3712
  2. #ffae12
  3. #daff12

Triadic

  1. #ffae12
  2. #12ffae
  3. #ae12ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffae12
  2. #63ff12
  3. #1263ff
  4. #ae12ff

Square

  1. #ffae12
  2. #12ff37
  3. #1263ff
  4. #ff12da

Monochromatic

  1. #784f00
  2. #c58100
  3. #ffae12
  4. #ffc85f
  5. #ffe2ab

Shades

#ffae12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffae12
  2. #e69d10
  3. #cc8b0e
  4. #b37a0d
  5. #99680b
  6. #805709
  7. #664607
  8. #4d3405
  9. #332304
  10. #1a1102
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffae12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffae12
  2. #ffb62a
  3. #ffbe41
  4. #ffc659
  5. #ffce71
  6. #ffd789
  7. #ffdfa0
  8. #ffe7b8
  9. #ffefd0
  10. #fff7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffae12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffae12
  2. #f2a91d
  3. #e6a528
  4. #d9a033
  5. #cc9c3e
  6. #c09749
  7. #b39254
  8. #a68e5f
  9. #99896a
  10. #8d8575
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbb898 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec61d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2b100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecbd19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa276 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffae12 {
  color: #ffae12;
}
Background
.bg-ffae12 {
  background-color: #ffae12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffae12 {
  border: 2px solid #ffae12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffae12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 174 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 100% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffae12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffae12, #daff12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffae12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 174 18 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 2.91 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.86 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.23 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.26 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.01 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.83 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.37 #0051ed Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Orange
#ffae12  rgb(255, 174, 18)  hsl(39, 100%, 54%)  Orange
#1263ff  rgb(18, 99, 255)  hsl(219, 100%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#12ffae  rgb(18, 255, 174)  hsl(159, 100%, 54%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae12ff  rgb(174, 18, 255)  hsl(279, 100%, 54%)  Electric Purple