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#E8A56D

#e8a56d ≈ Fawn

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e8a56d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 64.71% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.88% magenta, 53.02% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 27.32°, with 72.78% saturation and 66.86% 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 10.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Fawn (#e5aa70), ΔE 2.47.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4517

Complementary

  1. #e8a56d
  2. #6db0e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8a56d
  2. #6de8e3
  3. #6d72e8

Analogous

  1. #e86d72
  2. #e8a56d
  3. #e8e36d

Triadic

  1. #e8a56d
  2. #6de8a5
  3. #a56de8

Tetradic

  1. #e8a56d
  2. #b0e86d
  3. #6db0e8
  4. #a56de8

Square

  1. #e8a56d
  2. #72e86d
  3. #6db0e8
  4. #e36de8

Monochromatic

  1. #a2581a
  2. #de7c2b
  3. #e8a56d
  4. #f2ceaf
  5. #fcf4ed

Shades

#e8a56d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8a56d
  2. #d19562
  3. #ba8457
  4. #a2744c
  5. #8b6341
  6. #745337
  7. #5d422c
  8. #463221
  9. #2e2116
  10. #17110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8a56d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8a56d
  2. #eaae7c
  3. #edb78a
  4. #efc099
  5. #f1c9a7
  6. #f4d2b6
  7. #f6dbc5
  8. #f8e4d3
  9. #faede2
  10. #fdf6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8a56d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8a56d
  2. #dea16f
  3. #d39e71
  4. #c99a73
  5. #be9675
  6. #b49377
  7. #aa8f78
  8. #9f8b7a
  9. #95877c
  10. #8a847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #caae9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9aa68 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b96e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa9797 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cea86a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6b16d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f39d88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8a56d {
  color: #e8a56d;
}
Background
.bg-e8a56d {
  background-color: #e8a56d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8a56d {
  border: 2px solid #e8a56d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8a56d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 165 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 73% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8a56d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8a56d, #e8e36d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8a56d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 165 109 / 0.35);
}

#e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 2.47 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.03 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.73 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 5.82 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.74 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 7.21 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.80 #175a92 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Fawn
#e8a56d  rgb(232, 165, 109)  hsl(27, 73%, 67%)  Fawn
#6db0e8  rgb(109, 176, 232)  hsl(207, 73%, 67%)  Iceberg
#6de8a5  rgb(109, 232, 165)  hsl(147, 73%, 67%)  Medium Spring Green
#a56de8  rgb(165, 109, 232)  hsl(267, 73%, 67%)  Medium Purple