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#FFAE5C

#ffae5c ≈ Neon Carrot

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffae5c 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 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 63.92% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 30.18°, with 100% saturation and 68.04% 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 11.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Neon Carrot (#ffa343), ΔE 3.22.

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Relative luminance0.523

Complementary

  1. #ffae5c
  2. #5cadff

Split complementary

  1. #ffae5c
  2. #5cffff
  3. #5c5cff

Analogous

  1. #ff5c5c
  2. #ffae5c
  3. #ffff5c

Triadic

  1. #ffae5c
  2. #5cffae
  3. #ae5cff

Tetradic

  1. #ffae5c
  2. #adff5c
  3. #5cadff
  4. #ae5cff

Square

  1. #ffae5c
  2. #5cff5c
  3. #5cadff
  4. #ff5cff

Monochromatic

  1. #c26200
  2. #ff8810
  3. #ffae5c
  4. #ffd4a9
  5. #fff5eb

Shades

#ffae5c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffae5c
  2. #e69d53
  3. #cc8b4a
  4. #b37a40
  5. #996837
  6. #80572e
  7. #664625
  8. #4d341c
  9. #332312
  10. #1a1109
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffae5c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffae5c
  2. #ffb66c
  3. #ffbe7d
  4. #ffc68d
  5. #ffce9d
  6. #ffd7ae
  7. #ffdfbe
  8. #ffe7ce
  9. #ffefde
  10. #fff7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffae5c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffae5c
  2. #f2a960
  3. #e6a563
  4. #d9a067
  5. #cc9c6a
  6. #c0976e
  7. #b39272
  8. #a68e75
  9. #998979
  10. #8d857c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcb9a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b454 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc75d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0b257 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eabd5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffae5c {
  color: #ffae5c;
}
Background
.bg-ffae5c {
  background-color: #ffae5c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffae5c {
  border: 2px solid #ffae5c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffae5c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 174 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 100% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffae5c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffae5c, #ffff5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffae5c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 174 92 / 0.35);
}

#ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.22 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.82 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.25 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.10 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.76 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.10 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 7.13 #0051a3 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Neon Carrot
#ffae5c  rgb(255, 174, 92)  hsl(30, 100%, 68%)  Neon Carrot
#5cadff  rgb(92, 173, 255)  hsl(210, 100%, 68%)  Iceberg
#5cffae  rgb(92, 255, 174)  hsl(150, 100%, 68%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae5cff  rgb(174, 92, 255)  hsl(270, 100%, 68%)  Medium Orchid