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#F79F4E

#f79f4e ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f79f4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 96.86% red, 62.35% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.63% magenta, 68.42% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 28.76°, with 91.35% saturation and 63.73% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.4512

Complementary

  1. #f79f4e
  2. #4ea6f7

Split complementary

  1. #f79f4e
  2. #4ef7f4
  3. #4e52f7

Analogous

  1. #f74e52
  2. #f79f4e
  3. #f7f44e

Triadic

  1. #f79f4e
  2. #4ef79f
  3. #9f4ef7

Tetradic

  1. #f79f4e
  2. #a6f74e
  3. #4ea6f7
  4. #9f4ef7

Square

  1. #f79f4e
  2. #52f74e
  3. #4ea6f7
  4. #f44ef7

Monochromatic

  1. #a55307
  2. #ee780b
  3. #f79f4e
  4. #fac797
  5. #feeee0

Shades

#f79f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f79f4e
  2. #de8f46
  3. #c67f3e
  4. #ad6f37
  5. #945f2f
  6. #7c5027
  7. #63401f
  8. #4a3017
  9. #312010
  10. #191008
  11. #000000

Tints

#f79f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f79f4e
  2. #f8a960
  3. #f9b271
  4. #f9bc83
  5. #fac595
  6. #fbcfa7
  7. #fcd9b8
  8. #fde2ca
  9. #fdecdc
  10. #fef5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f79f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f79f4e
  2. #eb9c53
  3. #df9958
  4. #d3965d
  5. #c79362
  6. #bc9067
  7. #b08c6c
  8. #a48971
  9. #988676
  10. #8c837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2ab95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa745 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfbb4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8c8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5a449 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0b14e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9479 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f79f4e {
  color: #f79f4e;
}
Background
.bg-f79f4e {
  background-color: #f79f4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f79f4e {
  border: 2px solid #f79f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f79f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 247 159 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 91% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f79f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f79f4e, #f7f44e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f79f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(247 159 78 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.48 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 2.62 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 5.30 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 6.15 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.21 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.35 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.50 #0860b1 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#f79f4e  rgb(247, 159, 78)  hsl(29, 91%, 64%)  Sandy Brown
#4ea6f7  rgb(78, 166, 247)  hsl(209, 91%, 64%)  Carolina Blue
#4ef79f  rgb(78, 247, 159)  hsl(149, 91%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green
#9f4ef7  rgb(159, 78, 247)  hsl(269, 91%, 64%)  Electric Purple