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#EE9F5D

#ee9f5d ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ee9f5d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 62.35% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.19% magenta, 60.92% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 27.31°, with 81.01% saturation and 64.9% 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 9.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 1.45.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4376

Complementary

  1. #ee9f5d
  2. #5dacee

Split complementary

  1. #ee9f5d
  2. #5deee8
  3. #5d63ee

Analogous

  1. #ee5d63
  2. #ee9f5d
  3. #eee85d

Triadic

  1. #ee9f5d
  2. #5dee9f
  3. #9f5dee

Tetradic

  1. #ee9f5d
  2. #acee5d
  3. #5dacee
  4. #9f5dee

Square

  1. #ee9f5d
  2. #63ee5d
  3. #5dacee
  4. #e85dee

Monochromatic

  1. #a15311
  2. #e67618
  3. #ee9f5d
  4. #f5c8a2
  5. #fdf1e7

Shades

#ee9f5d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ee9f5d
  2. #d68f54
  3. #be7f4a
  4. #a76f41
  5. #8f5f38
  6. #77502f
  7. #5f4025
  8. #47301c
  9. #302013
  10. #181009
  11. #000000

Tints

#ee9f5d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ee9f5d
  2. #f0a96d
  3. #f1b27d
  4. #f3bc8e
  5. #f5c59e
  6. #f7cfae
  7. #f8d9be
  8. #fae2ce
  9. #fcecdf
  10. #fdf5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ee9f5d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ee9f5d
  2. #e39c61
  3. #d89964
  4. #cd9668
  5. #c2936b
  6. #b7906f
  7. #ac8c72
  8. #a18976
  9. #968679
  10. #8b837d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccaa96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a657 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab85e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfa359 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9ae5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fa957e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ee9f5d {
  color: #ee9f5d;
}
Background
.bg-ee9f5d {
  background-color: #ee9f5d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ee9f5d {
  border: 2px solid #ee9f5d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ee9f5d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 159 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 81% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ee9f5d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ee9f5d, #eee85d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ee9f5d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 159 93 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 1.45 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.68 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.08 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.23 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 6.83 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.06 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.19 #1160a2 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ee9f5d  rgb(238, 159, 93)  hsl(27, 81%, 65%)  Sandy Brown
#5dacee  rgb(93, 172, 238)  hsl(207, 81%, 65%)  Iceberg
#5dee9f  rgb(93, 238, 159)  hsl(147, 81%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#9f5dee  rgb(159, 93, 238)  hsl(267, 81%, 65%)  Amethyst