Yellow Orange (#FFAE42)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.84:1 — vs black: 11.39:1

Color values

  • HEX #FFAE42
  • RGB rgb(255, 174, 66)
  • HSL hsl(34, 100%, 62%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 32, 74, 0 )
  • Websafe #FF9933

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FFAE42 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Yellow Orange
#FFAE42 Base
#4293FF
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Yellow Orange
#FFAE42 Base
#FF5042
#F2FF42
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Yellow Orange
#FFAE42 Base
#42FFAE
#AE42FF
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Yellow Orange
#FFAE42 Base
#42F2FF
#5042FF
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Yellow Orange
#FFAE42 Base
#42FF50
#4293FF
#FF42F2
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Yellow Orange
#FFAE42 Base
#A86000
#F58C00
#FF9D19
#FFBF6B
#FFCF8F
#FFF0DB
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Yellow Orange, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#1A0F00
#553000
#905200
#CB7400
#FF9507
Yellow Orange #FFAE42 Base
#FFBC63
#FFCA83
#FFD8A4
#FFE6C5
#FFF4E6
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FFAE42. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FFAE42;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FFAE42;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FFAE42;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FFAE42,
        #4293FF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FFAE42,
        #4293FF
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$yellow-orange: #FFAE42;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$yellow-orange-r: 255;
$yellow-orange-g: 174;
$yellow-orange-b: 66;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $yellow-orange;
    color: rgba($yellow-orange-r, $yellow-orange-g, $yellow-orange-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Yellow Orange appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FFAE42 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #CACA3A Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #B9B944 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #FFA5A5 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #BFBFBF Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Yellow Orange ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Yellow Orange #FFAE42 Base
Pastel Orange #FFB347 ΔE 1.59
Dark Tangerine #FFA812 ΔE 3.37
Orange #FFA500 ΔE 3.84
Chrome Yellow #FFA700 ΔE 3.86

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.