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#faaa37 color: Late Afternoon

#faaa37 is rgb(250, 170, 55) in RGB and oklch(79.769% 0.15384 71.104) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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35°
100%

79.8%
0.154
71°
  • Amber
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Orange
  • amber-500
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.93:1Hard to read
Lc -41
Black text
10.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 67

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About #faaa37

#faaa37 is a bright light amber color. In OKLCH it has 79.8% lightness, 0.154 chroma and a hue of 71°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.93:1 contrast and black text 10.87:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Late Afternoon (#f8ab33). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-500.

More light amber colors

Lighter: #faaa37 mixed with white

  1. faaa37
  2. fbb354
  3. fcbc6b
  4. fdc580
  5. fecd93
  6. ffd6a6
  7. ffdeb8
  8. ffe7ca
  9. ffefdc
  10. fff7ed

Darker: #faaa37 mixed with black

  1. faaa37
  2. d9932e
  3. ba7d26
  4. 9b681e
  5. 7d5316
  6. 613f0f
  7. 462d08
  8. 2d1b03
  9. 150b01
  10. 030100

Calmer: #faaa37 with less saturation

  1. faaa37
  2. f4ad4d
  3. efaf5e
  4. e9b16d
  5. e3b37a
  6. ddb586
  7. d7b792
  8. d0b99d
  9. cabaa8
  10. c3bcb3

Questions about #faaa37

What color is #faaa37?

#faaa37 is bright light amber. The closest named color is Late Afternoon. In RGB it is rgb(250, 170, 55), in HSL hsl(35.38, 95.12%, 59.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(79.769% 0.15384 71.104).

What colors go well with #faaa37?

The complementary color of #faaa37 is #7cc2ff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ff9b70 and #d3bf2f. The triadic partners are #00dbd5 and #dd9fff.

Is white or black text more readable on #faaa37?

Black text reads better on #faaa37: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.93:1 and black gives 10.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #faaa37 a warm or cool color?

#faaa37 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 71 degrees, its lightness 79.8% and its chroma 0.154.