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#FFB321

#ffb321 ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffb321 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 70.2% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 87.06% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 39.46°, with 100% saturation and 56.47% 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 11.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Orange (#ffb347), ΔE 3.84.

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Relative luminance0.5361

Complementary

  1. #ffb321
  2. #216dff

Split complementary

  1. #ffb321
  2. #21dcff
  3. #4421ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4421
  2. #ffb321
  3. #dcff21

Triadic

  1. #ffb321
  2. #21ffb3
  3. #b321ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffb321
  2. #6dff21
  3. #216dff
  4. #b321ff

Square

  1. #ffb321
  2. #21ff44
  3. #216dff
  4. #ff21dc

Monochromatic

  1. #875900
  2. #d38b00
  3. #ffb321
  4. #ffcd6d
  5. #ffe7ba

Shades

#ffb321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffb321
  2. #e6a11e
  3. #cc8f1a
  4. #b37d17
  5. #996b14
  6. #805a11
  7. #66480d
  8. #4d360a
  9. #332407
  10. #1a1203
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffb321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffb321
  2. #ffbb37
  3. #ffc24d
  4. #ffca64
  5. #ffd17a
  6. #ffd990
  7. #ffe1a6
  8. #ffe8bc
  9. #fff0d3
  10. #fff7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffb321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffb321
  2. #f2ae2b
  3. #e6a934
  4. #d9a43e
  5. #cc9f47
  6. #c09a51
  7. #b3945a
  8. #a68f64
  9. #998a6d
  10. #8d8577
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddbc9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c929 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4b501 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eec126 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa77b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffb321 {
  color: #ffb321;
}
Background
.bg-ffb321 {
  background-color: #ffb321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffb321 {
  border: 2px solid #ffb321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffb321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 179 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 100% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffb321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffb321, #dcff21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffb321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 179 33 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 3.84 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.35 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 4.74 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.92 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.07 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 6.41 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 6.61 #004cde Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#ffb321  rgb(255, 179, 33)  hsl(39, 100%, 56%)  Pastel Orange
#216dff  rgb(33, 109, 255)  hsl(219, 100%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#21ffb3  rgb(33, 255, 179)  hsl(159, 100%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#b321ff  rgb(179, 33, 255)  hsl(279, 100%, 56%)  Electric Purple