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#EC9A4F

#ec9a4f ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ec9a4f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 60.39% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.75% magenta, 66.53% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 28.66°, with 80.51% saturation and 61.76% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4151

Complementary

  1. #ec9a4f
  2. #4fa1ec

Split complementary

  1. #ec9a4f
  2. #4fece8
  3. #4f52ec

Analogous

  1. #ec4f52
  2. #ec9a4f
  3. #ece84f

Triadic

  1. #ec9a4f
  2. #4fec9a
  3. #9a4fec

Tetradic

  1. #ec9a4f
  2. #a1ec4f
  3. #4fa1ec
  4. #9a4fec

Square

  1. #ec9a4f
  2. #52ec4f
  3. #4fa1ec
  4. #e84fec

Monochromatic

  1. #924e10
  2. #d77317
  3. #ec9a4f
  4. #f3c294
  5. #fbe9d9

Shades

#ec9a4f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ec9a4f
  2. #d48b47
  3. #bd7b3f
  4. #a56c37
  5. #8e5c2f
  6. #764d28
  7. #5e3e20
  8. #472e18
  9. #2f1f10
  10. #180f08
  11. #000000

Tints

#ec9a4f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ec9a4f
  2. #eea461
  3. #f0ae72
  4. #f2b884
  5. #f4c295
  6. #f6cda7
  7. #f7d7b9
  8. #f9e1ca
  9. #fbebdc
  10. #fdf5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ec9a4f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ec9a4f
  2. #e19754
  3. #d69559
  4. #cc925e
  5. #c19063
  6. #b68d68
  7. #ab8a6c
  8. #a08871
  9. #968576
  10. #8b837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9a590 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a147 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b450 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8889 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cc9e4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7aa4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f99076 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ec9a4f {
  color: #ec9a4f;
}
Background
.bg-ec9a4f {
  background-color: #ec9a4f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ec9a4f {
  border: 2px solid #ec9a4f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ec9a4f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 154 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ec9a4f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ec9a4f, #ece84f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ec9a4f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 154 79 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.92 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.44 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.05 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.06 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.32 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.86 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.73 #1365b0 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ec9a4f  rgb(236, 154, 79)  hsl(29, 81%, 62%)  Sandy Brown
#4fa1ec  rgb(79, 161, 236)  hsl(209, 81%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#4fec9a  rgb(79, 236, 154)  hsl(149, 81%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green
#9a4fec  rgb(154, 79, 236)  hsl(269, 81%, 62%)  Electric Purple