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#FFAE4E

#ffae4e ≈ Yellow Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffae4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 68.24% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 69.41% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 32.54°, with 100% saturation and 65.29% 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 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Yellow Orange (#ffae42), ΔE 1.78.

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Relative luminance0.5208

Complementary

  1. #ffae4e
  2. #4e9fff

Split complementary

  1. #ffae4e
  2. #4ef8ff
  3. #554eff

Analogous

  1. #ff554e
  2. #ffae4e
  3. #f8ff4e

Triadic

  1. #ffae4e
  2. #4effae
  3. #ae4eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffae4e
  2. #9fff4e
  3. #4e9fff
  4. #ae4eff

Square

  1. #ffae4e
  2. #4eff55
  3. #4e9fff
  4. #ff4ef8

Monochromatic

  1. #b46200
  2. #ff8b01
  3. #ffae4e
  4. #ffd19a
  5. #fff4e7

Shades

#ffae4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffae4e
  2. #e69d46
  3. #cc8b3e
  4. #b37a37
  5. #99682f
  6. #805727
  7. #66461f
  8. #4d3417
  9. #332310
  10. #1a1108
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffae4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffae4e
  2. #ffb660
  3. #ffbe71
  4. #ffc683
  5. #ffce95
  6. #ffd7a7
  7. #ffdfb8
  8. #ffe7ca
  9. #ffefdc
  10. #fff7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffae4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffae4e
  2. #f2a953
  3. #e6a558
  4. #d9a05d
  5. #cc9c62
  6. #c09767
  7. #b3926c
  8. #a68e71
  9. #998976
  10. #8d857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcb89e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b443 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc750 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9b99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1b148 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebbd4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa382 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffae4e {
  color: #ffae4e;
}
Background
.bg-ffae4e {
  background-color: #ffae4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffae4e {
  border: 2px solid #ffae4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffae4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 174 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffae4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffae4e, #f8ff4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffae4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 174 78 / 0.35);
}

#ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 1.78 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 2.83 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.35 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 5.30 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.32 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.54 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.85 #0051b1 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Yellow Orange
#ffae4e  rgb(255, 174, 78)  hsl(33, 100%, 65%)  Yellow Orange
#4e9fff  rgb(78, 159, 255)  hsl(213, 100%, 65%)  Dodger Blue
#4effae  rgb(78, 255, 174)  hsl(153, 100%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae4eff  rgb(174, 78, 255)  hsl(273, 100%, 65%)  Electric Purple