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#FFB499

#ffb499 ≈ Vivid Tangerine

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffb499 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 70.59% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 40% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 15.88°, with 100% saturation and 80% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vivid Tangerine (#ffa089), ΔE 5.46.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.562

Complementary

  1. #ffb499
  2. #99e4ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffb499
  2. #99ffe7
  3. #99b1ff

Analogous

  1. #ff99b1
  2. #ffb499
  3. #ffe799

Triadic

  1. #ffb499
  2. #99ffb4
  3. #b499ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffb499
  2. #e4ff99
  3. #99e4ff
  4. #b499ff

Square

  1. #ffb499
  2. #b1ff99
  3. #99e4ff
  4. #e799ff

Monochromatic

  1. #ff4300
  2. #ff7c4d
  3. #ffb499
  4. #ffece5
  5. #fff0eb

Shades

#ffb499 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffb499
  2. #e6a28a
  3. #cc907a
  4. #b37e6b
  5. #996c5c
  6. #805a4d
  7. #66483d
  8. #4d362e
  9. #33241f
  10. #1a120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffb499 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffb499
  2. #ffbca3
  3. #ffc3ad
  4. #ffcbb8
  5. #ffd2c2
  6. #ffdacc
  7. #ffe1d6
  8. #ffe9e0
  9. #fff0eb
  10. #fff8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffb499 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffb499
  2. #f2af97
  3. #e6aa94
  4. #d9a492
  5. #cc9f8f
  6. #c09a8d
  7. #b3958a
  8. #a69088
  9. #998a85
  10. #8d8583
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfbfb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bc97 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8cc99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa8ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfb998 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9c399 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffada5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffb499 {
  color: #ffb499;
}
Background
.bg-ffb499 {
  background-color: #ffb499;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffb499 {
  border: 2px solid #ffb499;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffb499;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 180 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffb499 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffb499, #ffe799);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffb499 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 180 153 / 0.35);
}

#ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.46 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.71 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 7.07 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.50 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 7.67 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.78 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 8.65 #004b66 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Vivid Tangerine
#ffb499  rgb(255, 180, 153)  hsl(16, 100%, 80%)  Vivid Tangerine
#99e4ff  rgb(153, 228, 255)  hsl(196, 100%, 80%)  Non-Photo Blue
#99ffb4  rgb(153, 255, 180)  hsl(136, 100%, 80%)  Pale Green
#b499ff  rgb(180, 153, 255)  hsl(256, 100%, 80%)  Floral Lavender