What color is #FDAE44?

#FDAE44 is a light, vivid orange known as Safflower. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Safflower?

The RGB value is 253, 174, 68: 253 red, 174 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Safflower?

The complementary color is #4493FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FDAE44?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Safflower color: hex code #FDAE44

#FDAE44 rgb(253, 174, 68)

Shades of orange

Safflower has the hex code #FDAE44. It is a light, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.2% red, 68.2% green and 26.7% blue (253, 174, 68).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 98% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 73% yellow and 1% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

Safflower (#FDAE44) color codes

HEX	`#FDAE44`
RGB	`rgb(253, 174, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.2%, 68.2%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 98%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 73%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 73%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.03, 19.91, 63.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.03, 66.41, 72.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.692, 51.577, 12.437)`
Decimal	`16625220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Safflower, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FDAE44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FDAE44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FDAE44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fdae44; }
.text { color: #fdae44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fdae44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(253 174 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fdae44, #f0fd44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FDAE44 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FDAE44?: #FDAE44 is a light, vivid orange known as Safflower. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Safflower?: The RGB value is 253, 174, 68: 253 red, 174 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Safflower?: The complementary color is #4493FD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FDAE44?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.