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#F8A157

#f8a157 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f8a157 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 63.14% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.08% magenta, 64.92% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 27.58°, with 92% saturation and 65.69% 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 10.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 1.48.

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Relative luminance0.4613

Complementary

  1. #f8a157
  2. #57aef8

Split complementary

  1. #f8a157
  2. #57f8f2
  3. #575ef8

Analogous

  1. #f8575e
  2. #f8a157
  3. #f8f257

Triadic

  1. #f8a157
  2. #57f8a1
  3. #a157f8

Tetradic

  1. #f8a157
  2. #aef857
  3. #57aef8
  4. #a157f8

Square

  1. #f8a157
  2. #5ef857
  3. #57aef8
  4. #f257f8

Monochromatic

  1. #af5407
  2. #f5780e
  3. #f8a157
  4. #fbcaa0
  5. #fef3ea

Shades

#f8a157 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8a157
  2. #df914e
  3. #c68146
  4. #ae713d
  5. #956134
  6. #7c512c
  7. #634023
  8. #4a301a
  9. #322011
  10. #191009
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8a157 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8a157
  2. #f9aa68
  3. #f9b479
  4. #fabd89
  5. #fbc79a
  6. #fcd0ab
  7. #fcd9bc
  8. #fde3cd
  9. #feecdd
  10. #fef6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8a157 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8a157
  2. #ec9e5b
  3. #e09a5f
  4. #d49763
  5. #c89467
  6. #bc916c
  7. #b08d70
  8. #a48a74
  9. #988778
  10. #8c837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3ad98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba950 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bd58 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6a653 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1b257 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff967d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8a157 {
  color: #f8a157;
}
Background
.bg-f8a157 {
  background-color: #f8a157;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8a157 {
  border: 2px solid #f8a157;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8a157;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 161 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 92% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8a157 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8a157, #f8f257);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8a157 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 161 87 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 1.48 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.64 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.89 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.59 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 6.73 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.79 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 7.20 #075ea8 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#f8a157  rgb(248, 161, 87)  hsl(28, 92%, 66%)  Sandy Brown
#57aef8  rgb(87, 174, 248)  hsl(208, 92%, 66%)  Iceberg
#57f8a1  rgb(87, 248, 161)  hsl(148, 92%, 66%)  Medium Spring Green
#a157f8  rgb(161, 87, 248)  hsl(268, 92%, 66%)  Amethyst