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#FFAF02

#ffaf02 ≈ Orange

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffaf02 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 68.63% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.37% magenta, 99.22% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 41.03°, with 100% saturation and 50.39% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Orange (#ffa500), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.5192

Complementary

  1. #ffaf02
  2. #0252ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffaf02
  2. #02d0ff
  3. #3102ff

Analogous

  1. #ff3102
  2. #ffaf02
  3. #d0ff02

Triadic

  1. #ffaf02
  2. #02ffaf
  3. #af02ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffaf02
  2. #52ff02
  3. #0252ff
  4. #af02ff

Square

  1. #ffaf02
  2. #02ff31
  3. #0252ff
  4. #ff02d0

Monochromatic

  1. #684700
  2. #b47b00
  3. #ffaf02
  4. #ffc74e
  5. #ffdf9b

Shades

#ffaf02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffaf02
  2. #e69e02
  3. #cc8c02
  4. #b37b01
  5. #996901
  6. #805801
  7. #664601
  8. #4d3501
  9. #332300
  10. #1a1200
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffaf02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffaf02
  2. #ffb71b
  3. #ffbf35
  4. #ffc74e
  5. #ffcf67
  6. #ffd781
  7. #ffdf9a
  8. #ffe7b3
  9. #ffefcc
  10. #fff7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffaf02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffaf02
  2. #f2aa0f
  3. #e6a61b
  4. #d9a128
  5. #cc9c34
  6. #c09841
  7. #b3934e
  8. #a68e5a
  9. #998967
  10. #8d8573
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbb998 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc714 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9995 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecbe0e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa376 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffaf02 {
  color: #ffaf02;
}
Background
.bg-ffaf02 {
  background-color: #ffaf02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffaf02 {
  border: 2px solid #ffaf02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffaf02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 175 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffaf02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffaf02, #d0ff02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffaf02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 175 2 / 0.35);
}

#ffa500 Orange ΔE 3.54 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 4.45 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.59 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.96 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.67 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.71 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.12 #0050fd Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Orange
#ffaf02  rgb(255, 175, 2)  hsl(41, 100%, 50%)  Orange
#0252ff  rgb(2, 82, 255)  hsl(221, 100%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#02ffaf  rgb(2, 255, 175)  hsl(161, 100%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#af02ff  rgb(175, 2, 255)  hsl(281, 100%, 50%)  Vivid Violet