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#EF994B

#ef994b ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ef994b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 60% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.98% magenta, 68.62% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 28.54°, with 83.67% saturation and 61.57% 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 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.4164

Complementary

  1. #ef994b
  2. #4ba1ef

Split complementary

  1. #ef994b
  2. #4befeb
  3. #4b4fef

Analogous

  1. #ef4b4f
  2. #ef994b
  3. #efeb4b

Triadic

  1. #ef994b
  2. #4bef99
  3. #994bef

Tetradic

  1. #ef994b
  2. #a1ef4b
  3. #4ba1ef
  4. #994bef

Square

  1. #ef994b
  2. #4fef4b
  3. #4ba1ef
  4. #eb4bef

Monochromatic

  1. #944d0d
  2. #da7213
  3. #ef994b
  4. #f5c191
  5. #fbe9d8

Shades

#ef994b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ef994b
  2. #d78a44
  3. #bf7a3c
  4. #a76b35
  5. #8f5c2d
  6. #784d26
  7. #603d1e
  8. #482e17
  9. #301f0f
  10. #180f08
  11. #000000

Tints

#ef994b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ef994b
  2. #f1a35d
  3. #f2ad6f
  4. #f4b881
  5. #f5c293
  6. #f7cca5
  7. #f9d6b7
  8. #fae0c9
  9. #fcebdb
  10. #fdf5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ef994b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ef994b
  2. #e49750
  3. #d99456
  4. #ce925b
  5. #c38f60
  6. #b88d66
  7. #ac8a6b
  8. #a18870
  9. #968575
  10. #8b837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cba590 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a143 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b54c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8688 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ce9e46 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d9aa4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fc8e74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ef994b {
  color: #ef994b;
}
Background
.bg-ef994b {
  background-color: #ef994b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ef994b {
  border: 2px solid #ef994b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ef994b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 153 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 84% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ef994b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ef994b, #efeb4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ef994b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 153 75 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.18 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.11 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 4.70 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 4.81 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 5.47 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.03 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 6.29 #1066b4 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ef994b  rgb(239, 153, 75)  hsl(29, 84%, 62%)  Sandy Brown
#4ba1ef  rgb(75, 161, 239)  hsl(209, 84%, 62%)  Carolina Blue
#4bef99  rgb(75, 239, 153)  hsl(149, 84%, 62%)  Medium Spring Green
#994bef  rgb(153, 75, 239)  hsl(269, 84%, 62%)  Electric Purple