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#F6AE6D

#f6ae6d ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f6ae6d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.47% red, 68.24% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.27% magenta, 55.69% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 28.47°, with 88.39% saturation and 69.61% 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 11.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.7.

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Relative luminance0.5097

Complementary

  1. #f6ae6d
  2. #6db5f6

Split complementary

  1. #f6ae6d
  2. #6df6f3
  3. #6d71f6

Analogous

  1. #f66d71
  2. #f6ae6d
  3. #f6f36d

Triadic

  1. #f6ae6d
  2. #6df6ae
  3. #ae6df6

Tetradic

  1. #f6ae6d
  2. #b5f66d
  3. #6db5f6
  4. #ae6df6

Square

  1. #f6ae6d
  2. #71f66d
  3. #6db5f6
  4. #f36df6

Monochromatic

  1. #be600c
  2. #f28625
  3. #f6ae6d
  4. #fad6b5
  5. #fef4ec

Shades

#f6ae6d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f6ae6d
  2. #dd9d62
  3. #c58b57
  4. #ac7a4c
  5. #946841
  6. #7b5737
  7. #62462c
  8. #4a3421
  9. #312316
  10. #19110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#f6ae6d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f6ae6d
  2. #f7b67c
  3. #f8be8a
  4. #f9c699
  5. #facea7
  6. #fbd7b6
  7. #fbdfc5
  8. #fce7d3
  9. #fdefe2
  10. #fef7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f6ae6d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f6ae6d
  2. #eaa96f
  3. #dea571
  4. #d3a073
  5. #c79c75
  6. #bb9777
  7. #af9278
  8. #a38e7a
  9. #98897c
  10. #8c857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6b7a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b367 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c46e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dab16a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3bb6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa58d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f6ae6d {
  color: #f6ae6d;
}
Background
.bg-f6ae6d {
  background-color: #f6ae6d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f6ae6d {
  border: 2px solid #f6ae6d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f6ae6d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 246 174 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 88% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f6ae6d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f6ae6d, #f6f36d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f6ae6d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(246 174 109 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.70 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 3.35 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.59 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.24 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.97 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.52 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.88 #095192 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#f6ae6d  rgb(246, 174, 109)  hsl(28, 88%, 70%)  Sandy Brown
#6db5f6  rgb(109, 181, 246)  hsl(208, 88%, 70%)  Maya Blue
#6df6ae  rgb(109, 246, 174)  hsl(148, 88%, 70%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae6df6  rgb(174, 109, 246)  hsl(268, 88%, 70%)  Medium Purple