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#FFAE33

#ffae33 ≈ Yellow Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffae33 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 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 80% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 36.18°, with 100% saturation and 60% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Orange (#ffae42), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.5177

Complementary

  1. #ffae33
  2. #3384ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffae33
  2. #33eaff
  3. #4833ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4833
  2. #ffae33
  3. #eaff33

Triadic

  1. #ffae33
  2. #33ffae
  3. #ae33ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffae33
  2. #84ff33
  3. #3384ff
  4. #ae33ff

Square

  1. #ffae33
  2. #33ff48
  3. #3384ff
  4. #ff33ea

Monochromatic

  1. #995c00
  2. #e68a00
  3. #ffae33
  4. #ffcc80
  5. #ffebcc

Shades

#ffae33 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffae33
  2. #e69d2e
  3. #cc8b29
  4. #b37a24
  5. #99681f
  6. #80571a
  7. #664614
  8. #4d340f
  9. #33230a
  10. #1a1105
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffae33 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffae33
  2. #ffb647
  3. #ffbe5c
  4. #ffc670
  5. #ffce85
  6. #ffd799
  7. #ffdfad
  8. #ffe7c2
  9. #ffefd6
  10. #fff7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffae33 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffae33
  2. #f2a93b
  3. #e6a542
  4. #d9a04a
  5. #cc9c52
  6. #c0975a
  7. #b39261
  8. #a68e69
  9. #998971
  10. #8d8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbb89a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab31a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc637 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9997 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1b126 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebbd36 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa27b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffae33 {
  color: #ffae33;
}
Background
.bg-ffae33 {
  background-color: #ffae33;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffae33 {
  border: 2px solid #ffae33;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffae33;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 174 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 36 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffae33 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffae33, #eaff33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffae33 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 174 51 / 0.35);
}

#ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 1.81 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 1.85 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 2.77 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 4.21 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.29 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.89 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.95 #0051cc Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Yellow Orange
#ffae33  rgb(255, 174, 51)  hsl(36, 100%, 60%)  Yellow Orange
#3384ff  rgb(51, 132, 255)  hsl(216, 100%, 60%)  Bleu de France
#33ffae  rgb(51, 255, 174)  hsl(156, 100%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae33ff  rgb(174, 51, 255)  hsl(276, 100%, 60%)  Electric Purple