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#EAA266

#eaa266 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eaa266 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 63.53% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.77% magenta, 56.41% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 27.27°, with 75.86% saturation and 65.88% 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 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.4429

Complementary

  1. #eaa266
  2. #66aeea

Split complementary

  1. #eaa266
  2. #66eae4
  3. #666cea

Analogous

  1. #ea666c
  2. #eaa266
  3. #eae466

Triadic

  1. #eaa266
  2. #66eaa2
  3. #a266ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaa266
  2. #aeea66
  3. #66aeea
  4. #a266ea

Square

  1. #eaa266
  2. #6cea66
  3. #66aeea
  4. #e466ea

Monochromatic

  1. #a15516
  2. #e17923
  3. #eaa266
  4. #f3cba9
  5. #fcf4ed

Shades

#eaa266 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaa266
  2. #d3925c
  3. #bb8252
  4. #a47147
  5. #8c613d
  6. #755133
  7. #5e4129
  8. #46311f
  9. #2f2014
  10. #17100a
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaa266 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaa266
  2. #ecab75
  3. #eeb585
  4. #f0be94
  5. #f2c7a3
  6. #f5d1b3
  7. #f7dac2
  8. #f9e3d1
  9. #fbece0
  10. #fdf6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaa266 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaa266
  2. #df9f69
  3. #d59b6b
  4. #ca986e
  5. #c09470
  6. #b59173
  7. #aa8e76
  8. #a08a78
  9. #95877b
  10. #8b837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbac99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a861 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b867 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fd9394 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cea663 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7b066 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f69984 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaa266 {
  color: #eaa266;
}
Background
.bg-eaa266 {
  background-color: #eaa266;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaa266 {
  border: 2px solid #eaa266;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaa266;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 162 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 76% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaa266 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaa266, #eae466);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaa266 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 162 102 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.12 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 3.36 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.14 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.33 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.82 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.87 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.32 #155d99 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#eaa266  rgb(234, 162, 102)  hsl(27, 76%, 66%)  Sandy Brown
#66aeea  rgb(102, 174, 234)  hsl(207, 76%, 66%)  Iceberg
#66eaa2  rgb(102, 234, 162)  hsl(147, 76%, 66%)  Medium Spring Green
#a266ea  rgb(162, 102, 234)  hsl(267, 76%, 66%)  Medium Purple