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#E8A15D

#e8a15d ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8a15d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 63.14% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.6% magenta, 59.91% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 29.35°, with 75.14% saturation and 63.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.54.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4344

Complementary

  1. #e8a15d
  2. #5da4e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a15d
  2. #5de8e7
  3. #5d5fe8

Analogous

  1. #e85d5f
  2. #e8a15d
  3. #e8e75d

Triadic

  1. #e8a15d
  2. #5de8a1
  3. #a15de8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a15d
  2. #a4e85d
  3. #5da4e8
  4. #a15de8

Square

  1. #e8a15d
  2. #5fe85d
  3. #5da4e8
  4. #e75de8

Monochromatic

  1. #975515
  2. #da7a1f
  3. #e8a15d
  4. #f2c8a0
  5. #fbefe3

Shades

#e8a15d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a15d
  2. #d19154
  3. #ba814a
  4. #a27141
  5. #8b6138
  6. #74512f
  7. #5d4025
  8. #46301c
  9. #2e2013
  10. #171009
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a15d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a15d
  2. #eaaa6d
  3. #edb47d
  4. #efbd8e
  5. #f1c79e
  6. #f4d0ae
  7. #f6d9be
  8. #f8e3ce
  9. #faecdf
  10. #fdf6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a15d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a15d
  2. #de9e61
  3. #d39a64
  4. #c99768
  5. #be946b
  6. #b4916f
  7. #aa8d72
  8. #9f8a76
  9. #958779
  10. #8a837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9aa96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a657 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b75e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb9191 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cda459 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6ae5e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4987f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a15d {
  color: #e8a15d;
}
Background
.bg-e8a15d {
  background-color: #e8a15d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a15d {
  border: 2px solid #e8a15d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a15d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 161 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 75% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a15d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a15d, #e8e75d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a15d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 161 93 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.54 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 3.33 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.09 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.29 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.57 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.82 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.34 #175ea2 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#e8a15d  rgb(232, 161, 93)  hsl(29, 75%, 64%)  Sandy Brown
#5da4e8  rgb(93, 164, 232)  hsl(209, 75%, 64%)  Iceberg
#5de8a1  rgb(93, 232, 161)  hsl(149, 75%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green
#a15de8  rgb(161, 93, 232)  hsl(269, 75%, 64%)  Amethyst