#ffae52 Color Information

#ffae52 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ffae52, and its official name is Alajuela Toad. In RGB, it consists of 100.0% Red, 68.2% Green, and 32.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 31.8% Magenta, 67.8% Yellow, and 0% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 31.9°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 66.1%. The decimal value for #ffae52 is 16756306, and its nearest "web safe" color is #ff9966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ffae52 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#ffae52 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this colorAlajuela Toad Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color255, 174, 82 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color100.0%, 68.2%, 32.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.000, 0.318, 0.678 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.318, 0.678, 0 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color31.9°, 100.0%, 66.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color31.9°, 67.8%, 100.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color57.899, 52.141, 14.995 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color234, 255, 82 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code16756306 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color77.365, 21.416, 57.692 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)77.365, 61.538, 69.635 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color77.365, 64.216, 62.267 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color72.209, 16.760, 38.234 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.463, 0.417, 52.141 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4294946386 / 0xffffae52 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#ff9966 Copy
Last Updated: October 14, 2024

Shades of #ffae52

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ffae52, its pure hue is 31.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 66.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ffae52, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #20160a to #df9848.

Tints of #ffae52

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ffae52, its pure hue is 31.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 66.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ffae52, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ffb868 to #fff5e9.

Tones of #ffae52

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ffae52, its pure hue is 31.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ffae52, which range from #a9a9a9 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffae52 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ffae52

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ffae52! For #ffae52, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ffae52. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ffae52

This color, #ffae52, consists of 100.0% Red, 68.2% Green, and 32.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 255, Green = 174, Blue = 82. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ffae52 is 0% Cyan, 31.8% Magenta, 67.8% Yellow, and 0% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R100.0%
C0.0%
G68.2%
M31.8%
B32.2%
Y67.8%
K0.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 255 174 82
Octal 377 256 122
Hexa #ff #ae #52
Binary 11111111 10101110 01010010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 31 67 0
Octal 0 37 103 0
Hexa #00 #1f #43 #00
Binary 00000000 00011111 01000011 00000000

Analogous Colors of #ffae52

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ffae52 — which has hue 31.9° — its analogous colors are located at 1.9° and 61.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ffae52.

Triadic Colors of #ffae52

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ffae52 — which has hue 31.9° — its triadic colors are located at 31.9° and 271.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ffae52.

Complementary Color of #ffae52

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ffae52 — which has hue 31.9° — its complementary color is located at 211.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ffae52.

Split Complementary Colors of #ffae52

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ffae52 — which has hue 31.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 31.9° and 241.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ffae52.

Tetradic Colors of #ffae52

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ffae52 — which has hue 31.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 301.9°, 31.9°, 121.9°, and 211.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ffae52.

Monochromatic Colors of #ffae52

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ffae52, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #fb8500 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ffd7a9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ffae52

We want to make getting started with #ffae52 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ffae52 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ffae52 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ffae52 with other HTML elements.

#ffae52 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ffae52.
<span style="color: #ffae52;">The color of this text is #ffae52.</span>

#ffae52 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ffae52.
<div style="background-color: #ffae52; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ffae52.</div>

#ffae52 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ffae52.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ffae52;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ffae52.</span>

#ffae52 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ffae52.
<div style="border: #ffae52 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ffae52.</div>

#ffae52 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ffae52 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ffae52; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ffae52 on a white background.</div></div>

#ffae52 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ffae52 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ffae52; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ffae52 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ffae52 to White

This is a gradient from #ffae52 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ffae52,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ffae52,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ffae52,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ffae52,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ffae52 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ffae52 to Black

This is a gradient from #ffae52 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ffae52,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ffae52,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ffae52,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ffae52,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ffae52 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ffae52

In addition to using #ffae52 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ffae52 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ffae52, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 255, Green = 174, Blue = 82). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ffae52 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ffae52
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(255, 174, 82)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ffae52; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ffae52; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ffae52; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(255, 174, 82);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ffae52")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:255, green:174, blue:82, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:255 green:174 blue:82 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(255f, 174f, 82f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(255, 174, 82);
 

#ffae52 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ffae52 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ffae52 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ffae52 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ffae52 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ffae52 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ffae52 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ffae52 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.8:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text