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#F8A65E

#f8a65e ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f8a65e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 65.1% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.06% magenta, 62.1% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 28.05°, with 91.67% saturation and 67.06% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 0.98.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4804

Complementary

  1. #f8a65e
  2. #5eb0f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8a65e
  2. #5ef8f3
  3. #5e63f8

Analogous

  1. #f85e63
  2. #f8a65e
  3. #f8f35e

Triadic

  1. #f8a65e
  2. #5ef8a6
  3. #a65ef8

Tetradic

  1. #f8a65e
  2. #b0f85e
  3. #5eb0f8
  4. #a65ef8

Square

  1. #f8a65e
  2. #63f85e
  3. #5eb0f8
  4. #f35ef8

Monochromatic

  1. #b55908
  2. #f57d15
  3. #f8a65e
  4. #fbcfa7
  5. #fef4eb

Shades

#f8a65e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8a65e
  2. #df9555
  3. #c6854b
  4. #ae7442
  5. #956438
  6. #7c532f
  7. #634226
  8. #4a321c
  9. #322113
  10. #191109
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8a65e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8a65e
  2. #f9af6e
  3. #f9b87e
  4. #fac18e
  5. #fbca9e
  6. #fcd3af
  7. #fcdbbf
  8. #fde4cf
  9. #feeddf
  10. #fef6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8a65e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8a65e
  2. #eca261
  3. #e09e65
  4. #d49b68
  5. #c8976c
  6. #bc936f
  7. #b08f72
  8. #a48b76
  9. #988879
  10. #8c847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5b19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfad57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2c05f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9495 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8aa5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2b65e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9c83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8a65e {
  color: #f8a65e;
}
Background
.bg-f8a65e {
  background-color: #f8a65e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8a65e {
  border: 2px solid #f8a65e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8a65e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 166 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 92% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8a65e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8a65e, #f8f35e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8a65e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 166 94 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 0.98 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.77 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.91 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.69 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.87 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.32 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.39 #0759a1 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#f8a65e  rgb(248, 166, 94)  hsl(28, 92%, 67%)  Sandy Brown
#5eb0f8  rgb(94, 176, 248)  hsl(208, 92%, 67%)  Iceberg
#5ef8a6  rgb(94, 248, 166)  hsl(148, 92%, 67%)  Medium Spring Green
#a65ef8  rgb(166, 94, 248)  hsl(268, 92%, 67%)  Medium Purple