#ffae00 Color Information

In a RGB color space, hex #ffae00 is composed of 100% red, 68.2% green and 0% blue. Whereas in a CMYK color space, it is composed of 0% cyan, 31.8% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black. It has a hue angle of 40.9 degrees, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. #ffae00 color hex could be obtained by blending #ffff00 with #ff5d00. Closest websafe color is: #ff9900.

    • R 100
    • G 68
    • B 0
    RGB color chart
    • C 0
    • M 32
    • Y 100
    • K 0
    CMYK color chart

#ffae00 color description : Pure (or mostly pure) orange.

#ffae00 Color Conversion

The hexadecimal color #ffae00 has RGB values of R:255, G:174, B:0 and CMYK values of C:0, M:0.32, Y:1, K:0. Its decimal value is 16756224.

Hex triplet ffae00 #ffae00
RGB Decimal 255, 174, 0 rgb(255,174,0)
RGB Percent 100, 68.2, 0 rgb(100%,68.2%,0%)
CMYK 0, 32, 100, 0
HSL 40.9°, 100, 50 hsl(40.9,100%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) 40.9°, 100, 100
Web Safe ff9900 #ff9900
CIE-LAB 77.003, 19.234, 80.312
XYZ 56.378, 51.536, 6.978
xyY 0.491, 0.449, 51.536
CIE-LCH 77.003, 82.583, 76.532
CIE-LUV 77.003, 67.426, 77.192
Hunter-Lab 71.789, 14.551, 44.489
Binary 11111111, 10101110, 00000000

Color Schemes with #ffae00

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Alternatives to #ffae00

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#ffae00 Preview

Text with hexadecimal color #ffae00

This text has a font color of #ffae00.

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#ffae00 background color

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#ffae00 border color

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CSS codes
.text {color:#ffae00;}
.background {background-color:#ffae00;}
.border {border:1px solid #ffae00;}

Shades and Tints of #ffae00

A shade is achieved by adding black to any pure hue, while a tint is created by mixing white to any pure color. In this example, #140d00 is the darkest color, while #ffffff is the lightest one.

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Tones of #ffae00

A tone is produced by adding gray to any pure hue. In this case, #898376 is the less saturated color, while #ffae00 is the most saturated one.

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Color Blindness Simulator

Below, you can see how #ffae00 is perceived by people affected by a color vision deficiency. This can be useful if you need to ensure your color combinations are accessible to color-blind users.

Monochromacy
  • #b2b2b2 Achromatopsia 0.005% of the population
  • #c1b18e Atypical Achromatopsia 0.001% of the population
Dichromacy
  • #d9c113 Protanopia 1% of men
  • #f2b800 Deuteranopia 1% of men
  • #ffaab3 Tritanopia 0.001% of the population
Trichromacy
  • #e6ba0c Protanomaly 1% of men, 0.01% of women
  • #f6b400 Deuteranomaly 6% of men, 0.4% of women
  • #ffab72 Tritanomaly 0.01% of the population