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#F69C4E

#f69c4e ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f69c4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.47% red, 61.18% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.59% magenta, 68.29% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 27.86°, with 90.32% saturation and 63.53% 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 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.4392

Complementary

  1. #f69c4e
  2. #4ea8f6

Split complementary

  1. #f69c4e
  2. #4ef6f0
  3. #4e54f6

Analogous

  1. #f64e54
  2. #f69c4e
  3. #f6f04e

Triadic

  1. #f69c4e
  2. #4ef69c
  3. #9c4ef6

Tetradic

  1. #f69c4e
  2. #a8f64e
  3. #4ea8f6
  4. #9c4ef6

Square

  1. #f69c4e
  2. #54f64e
  3. #4ea8f6
  4. #f04ef6

Monochromatic

  1. #a35008
  2. #ec740c
  3. #f69c4e
  4. #fac597
  5. #fdede0

Shades

#f69c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f69c4e
  2. #dd8c46
  3. #c57d3e
  4. #ac6d37
  5. #945e2f
  6. #7b4e27
  7. #623e1f
  8. #4a2f17
  9. #311f10
  10. #191008
  11. #000000

Tints

#f69c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f69c4e
  2. #f7a660
  3. #f8b071
  4. #f9ba83
  5. #fac495
  6. #fbcea7
  7. #fbd7b8
  8. #fce1ca
  9. #fdebdc
  10. #fef5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f69c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f69c4e
  2. #ea9953
  3. #de9658
  4. #d3945d
  5. #c79162
  6. #bb8e67
  7. #af8b6c
  8. #a38871
  9. #988676
  10. #8c837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0a994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a546 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb94f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff898b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3a149 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #deae4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9177 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f69c4e {
  color: #f69c4e;
}
Background
.bg-f69c4e {
  background-color: #f69c4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f69c4e {
  border: 2px solid #f69c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f69c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 246 156 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 90% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f69c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f69c4e, #f6f04e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f69c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(246 156 78 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.61 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.58 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.41 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.50 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.05 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.35 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.71 #0963b1 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#f69c4e  rgb(246, 156, 78)  hsl(28, 90%, 64%)  Sandy Brown
#4ea8f6  rgb(78, 168, 246)  hsl(208, 90%, 64%)  Carolina Blue
#4ef69c  rgb(78, 246, 156)  hsl(148, 90%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green
#9c4ef6  rgb(156, 78, 246)  hsl(268, 90%, 64%)  Electric Purple