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#E8A267

#e8a267 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8a267 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 40.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.17% magenta, 55.6% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 27.44°, with 73.71% saturation and 65.69% 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 9.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4398

Complementary

  1. #e8a267
  2. #67ade8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a267
  2. #67e8e2
  3. #676de8

Analogous

  1. #e8676d
  2. #e8a267
  3. #e8e267

Triadic

  1. #e8a267
  2. #67e8a2
  3. #a267e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a267
  2. #ade867
  3. #67ade8
  4. #a267e8

Square

  1. #e8a267
  2. #6de867
  3. #67ade8
  4. #e267e8

Monochromatic

  1. #9e5518
  2. #de7925
  3. #e8a267
  4. #f2cba9
  5. #fcf3ec

Shades

#e8a267 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a267
  2. #d1925d
  3. #ba8252
  4. #a27148
  5. #8b613e
  6. #745134
  7. #5d4129
  8. #46311f
  9. #2e2015
  10. #17100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a267 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a267
  2. #eaab76
  3. #edb585
  4. #efbe95
  5. #f1c7a4
  6. #f4d1b3
  7. #f6dac2
  8. #f8e3d1
  9. #faece1
  10. #fdf6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a267 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a267
  2. #de9f6a
  3. #d39b6c
  4. #c9986f
  5. #be9471
  6. #b49174
  7. #aa8e76
  8. #9f8a79
  9. #95877b
  10. #8a837e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9ab99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a862 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b768 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fb9394 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cda564 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5af67 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f39984 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a267 {
  color: #e8a267;
}
Background
.bg-e8a267 {
  background-color: #e8a267;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a267 {
  border: 2px solid #e8a267;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a267;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 162 103;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 74% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a267 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a267, #e8e267);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a267 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 162 103 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.51 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 3.07 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.05 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.62 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.62 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.65 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.26 #175d98 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#e8a267  rgb(232, 162, 103)  hsl(27, 74%, 66%)  Sandy Brown
#67ade8  rgb(103, 173, 232)  hsl(207, 74%, 66%)  Iceberg
#67e8a2  rgb(103, 232, 162)  hsl(147, 74%, 66%)  Medium Spring Green
#a267e8  rgb(162, 103, 232)  hsl(267, 74%, 66%)  Medium Purple