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#FFAE2E closest to Safflower

#FFAE2E is a light, vivid orange; the closest named color is Safflower. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 68.2% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(255, 174, 46)). Its HSL value is 37° hue, 100% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 82% yellow and 0% black. #FFAE2E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.35:1.

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Variations of #FFAE2E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FFAE2E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FFAE2E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFAE2E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DDC633
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CAB30E
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DBB41C
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDC633
  • Deuteranomaly 90% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E7BE2F
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF9996
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFA66E
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1BAA9

#FFAE2E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#FFAE2E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.35:1 Very good#FFAE2E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFAE2E in CSS

/* Safflower */
.color { color: #FFAE2E; }
.background { background-color: #FFAE2E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFAE2E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 174 46);
color: hsl(37 100% 59%);
color: oklch(0.810 0.160 72.7);

#FFAE2E FAQ

What color is #FFAE2E?

#FFAE2E is a light, vivid orange. Its closest named color is Safflower. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFAE2E?

#FFAE2E is rgb(255, 174, 46) in RGB, hsl(37, 100%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 32%, 82%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFAE2E?

The complementary color of #FFAE2E is #2E7FFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFAE2E?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFAE2E: 11.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFAE2E a warm or cool color?

#FFAE2E is a warm color.