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#f0ae45 color: Artisans Gold

#f0ae45 is rgb(240, 174, 69) in RGB and oklch(79.495% 0.14069 75.411) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

79.5%
0.141
75°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • orange-300
  • Black 6%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.94:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.85:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #f0ae45

#f0ae45 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 79.5% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 75°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.94:1 contrast and black text 10.85:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Artisans Gold (#f2ab46). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-300.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #f0ae45 mixed with white

  1. f0ae45
  2. f2b65d
  3. f4bf72
  4. f6c785
  5. f7cf98
  6. f9d7aa
  7. fadfbb
  8. fce7cc
  9. fdefdd
  10. fef7ee

Darker: #f0ae45 mixed with black

  1. f0ae45
  2. d1973b
  3. b28031
  4. 956a27
  5. 78551e
  6. 5d4115
  7. 432e0c
  8. 2a1c05
  9. 140b02
  10. 030100

Calmer: #f0ae45 with less saturation

  1. f0ae45
  2. ebb056
  3. e6b265
  4. e1b372
  5. dcb57e
  6. d7b689
  7. d2b894
  8. ccb99f
  9. c7baa9
  10. c1bbb2

Questions about #f0ae45

What color is #f0ae45?

#f0ae45 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Artisans Gold. In RGB it is rgb(240, 174, 69), in HSL hsl(36.84, 85.07%, 60.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.495% 0.14069 75.411).

What colors go well with #f0ae45?

The complementary color of #f0ae45 is #83bfff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ff9d6c and #c9c147. The triadic partners are #00d7d9 and #df9ffa.

Is white or black text more readable on #f0ae45?

Black text reads better on #f0ae45: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and black gives 10.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #f0ae45 a warm or cool color?

#f0ae45 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 75 degrees, its lightness 79.5% and its chroma 0.141.