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#E8A26C

#e8a26c ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e8a26c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 63.53% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.17% magenta, 53.45% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 26.13°, with 72.94% saturation and 66.67% 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 9.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 3.21.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4408

Complementary

  1. #e8a26c
  2. #6cb2e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a26c
  2. #6ce8e0
  3. #6c74e8

Analogous

  1. #e86c74
  2. #e8a26c
  3. #e8e06c

Triadic

  1. #e8a26c
  2. #6ce8a2
  3. #a26ce8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a26c
  2. #b2e86c
  3. #6cb2e8
  4. #a26ce8

Square

  1. #e8a26c
  2. #74e86c
  3. #6cb2e8
  4. #e06ce8

Monochromatic

  1. #a25519
  2. #de782a
  3. #e8a26c
  4. #f2ccae
  5. #fcf4ed

Shades

#e8a26c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a26c
  2. #d19261
  3. #ba8256
  4. #a2714c
  5. #8b6141
  6. #745136
  7. #5d412b
  8. #463120
  9. #2e2016
  10. #17100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a26c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a26c
  2. #eaab7b
  3. #edb589
  4. #efbe98
  5. #f1c7a7
  6. #f4d1b6
  7. #f6dac4
  8. #f8e3d3
  9. #faece2
  10. #fdf6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a26c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a26c
  2. #de9f6e
  3. #d39b70
  4. #c99872
  5. #be9474
  6. #b49176
  7. #aa8e78
  8. #9f8a7a
  9. #95877c
  10. #8a837e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9ab9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a868 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b76c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa9495 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cca669 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5af6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f39a86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a26c {
  color: #e8a26c;
}
Background
.bg-e8a26c {
  background-color: #e8a26c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a26c {
  border: 2px solid #e8a26c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a26c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 162 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 73% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a26c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a26c, #e8e06c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a26c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 162 108 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.21 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 3.67 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 4.98 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 5.72 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.82 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 7.59 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.81 #175d93 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#e8a26c  rgb(232, 162, 108)  hsl(26, 73%, 67%)  Sandy Brown
#6cb2e8  rgb(108, 178, 232)  hsl(206, 73%, 67%)  Iceberg
#6ce8a2  rgb(108, 232, 162)  hsl(146, 73%, 67%)  Medium Spring Green
#a26ce8  rgb(162, 108, 232)  hsl(266, 73%, 67%)  Medium Purple