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#E8A264

#e8a264 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8a264 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 63.53% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.17% magenta, 56.9% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 28.18°, with 74.16% saturation and 65.1% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.35.

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Relative luminance0.4392

Complementary

  1. #e8a264
  2. #64aae8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a264
  2. #64e8e4
  3. #6468e8

Analogous

  1. #e86468
  2. #e8a264
  3. #e8e464

Triadic

  1. #e8a264
  2. #64e8a2
  3. #a264e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a264
  2. #aae864
  3. #64aae8
  4. #a264e8

Square

  1. #e8a264
  2. #68e864
  3. #64aae8
  4. #e464e8

Monochromatic

  1. #9c5517
  2. #de7a21
  3. #e8a264
  4. #f2caa7
  5. #fcf2e9

Shades

#e8a264 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a264
  2. #d1925a
  3. #ba8250
  4. #a27146
  5. #8b613c
  6. #745132
  7. #5d4128
  8. #46311e
  9. #2e2014
  10. #17100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a264 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a264
  2. #eaab74
  3. #edb583
  4. #efbe93
  5. #f1c7a2
  6. #f4d1b2
  7. #f6dac1
  8. #f8e3d1
  9. #faece0
  10. #fdf6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a264 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a264
  2. #de9f67
  3. #d39b6a
  4. #c9986c
  5. #be946f
  6. #b49172
  7. #aa8e75
  8. #9f8a78
  9. #95877a
  10. #8a837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9ab98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a85f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b765 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb9393 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cda561 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6af64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f39983 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a264 {
  color: #e8a264;
}
Background
.bg-e8a264 {
  background-color: #e8a264;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a264 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a264;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a264;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 162 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 74% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a264 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a264, #e8e464);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a264 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 162 100 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.35 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 2.91 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.23 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.01 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.12 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.18 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.60 #175d9b Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#e8a264  rgb(232, 162, 100)  hsl(28, 74%, 65%)  Sandy Brown
#64aae8  rgb(100, 170, 232)  hsl(208, 74%, 65%)  Iceberg
#64e8a2  rgb(100, 232, 162)  hsl(148, 74%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#a264e8  rgb(162, 100, 232)  hsl(268, 74%, 65%)  Amethyst