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#FFB331

#ffb331 ≈ Pastel Orange

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffb331 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.8% magenta, 80.78% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 37.86°, with 100% saturation and 59.61% 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 11.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Orange (#ffb347), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.5372

Complementary

  1. #ffb331
  2. #317dff

Split complementary

  1. #ffb331
  2. #31e4ff
  3. #4c31ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4c31
  2. #ffb331
  3. #e4ff31

Triadic

  1. #ffb331
  2. #31ffb3
  3. #b331ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffb331
  2. #7dff31
  3. #317dff
  4. #b331ff

Square

  1. #ffb331
  2. #31ff4c
  3. #317dff
  4. #ff31e4

Monochromatic

  1. #975f00
  2. #e49000
  3. #ffb331
  4. #ffcf7e
  5. #ffebca

Shades

#ffb331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffb331
  2. #e6a12c
  3. #cc8f27
  4. #b37d22
  5. #996b1d
  6. #805a19
  7. #664814
  8. #4d360f
  9. #33240a
  10. #1a1205
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffb331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffb331
  2. #ffbb46
  3. #ffc25a
  4. #ffca6f
  5. #ffd183
  6. #ffd998
  7. #ffe1ad
  8. #ffe8c1
  9. #fff0d6
  10. #fff7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffb331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffb331
  2. #f2ae39
  3. #e6a941
  4. #d9a449
  5. #cc9f51
  6. #c09a59
  7. #b39460
  8. #a68f68
  9. #998a70
  10. #8d8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddbc9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb713 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c936 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9f9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4b522 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edc134 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa77e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffb331 {
  color: #ffb331;
}
Background
.bg-ffb331 {
  background-color: #ffb331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffb331 {
  border: 2px solid #ffb331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffb331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 179 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 100% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffb331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffb331, #e4ff31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffb331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 179 49 / 0.35);
}

#ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 2.56 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 3.53 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 4.04 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.72 #ff9f00 Orange Peel ΔE 5.91 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.05 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.55 #004cce Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Pastel Orange
#ffb331  rgb(255, 179, 49)  hsl(38, 100%, 60%)  Pastel Orange
#317dff  rgb(49, 125, 255)  hsl(218, 100%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#31ffb3  rgb(49, 255, 179)  hsl(158, 100%, 60%)  Medium Spring Green
#b331ff  rgb(179, 49, 255)  hsl(278, 100%, 60%)  Electric Purple