#ffae2e

Color #ffae2e

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Orange #ffa500 · ΔE 8.62 Nearest Tailwind class amber-400 #ffb900 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ffae2e

RGB

rgb(255, 174, 46)

HSL

hsl(36.7, 100%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.7, 82%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.8%, 82%, 0%)

LAB

lab(77.12, 19.95, 71.62)

LCH

lch(77.12, 74.35, 74.43)

OKLCH

oklch(81%, 0.1605, 72.67)

HWB

hwb(36.7, 18%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e7fff

Analogous

#ff452e

#ffae2e

#e8ff2e

Triadic

#ffae2e

#2effae

#ae2eff

Split-complementary

#ffae2e

#2ee8ff

#452eff

Tetradic

#ffae2e

#7fff2e

#2e7fff

#ae2eff

Square

#ffae2e

#2eff45

#2e7fff

#ff2ee8

Shades

Color #ffae2e mixed toward black.

#fb9900

#c97b00

#965c00

#643d00

#321f00

Tints

Color #ffae2e mixed toward white.

#ffbb51

#ffc974

#ffd696

#ffe4b9

#fff1dc

Tones

Color #ffae2e mixed toward gray.

#eeaa3f

#dca651

#cba262

#b99e74

#a89a85

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e1e062 · ΔE 22.9

Deuteranopia

#e5eb6b · ΔE 25.3

Tritanopia

#fc7b80 · ΔE 35

Achromatopsia

#bebebe · ΔE 27.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ffae2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ffae2e]

Related colors

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Orange #ffa500

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ffae2e (#ffae2e) is rgb(255, 174, 46) in RGB.

No, #ffae2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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