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#F8A96A

#f8a96a ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f8a96a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 66.27% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.85% magenta, 57.26% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 26.62°, with 91.03% saturation and 69.41% 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 10.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 1.66.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4937

Complementary

  1. #f8a96a
  2. #6ab9f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8a96a
  2. #6af8f0
  3. #6a72f8

Analogous

  1. #f86a72
  2. #f8a96a
  3. #f8f06a

Triadic

  1. #f8a96a
  2. #6af8a9
  3. #a96af8

Tetradic

  1. #f8a96a
  2. #b9f86a
  3. #6ab9f8
  4. #a96af8

Square

  1. #f8a96a
  2. #72f86a
  3. #6ab9f8
  4. #f06af8

Monochromatic

  1. #c05a09
  2. #f57f21
  3. #f8a96a
  4. #fbd3b3
  5. #fef4ec

Shades

#f8a96a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8a96a
  2. #df985f
  3. #c68755
  4. #ae764a
  5. #956540
  6. #7c5535
  7. #63442a
  8. #4a3320
  9. #322215
  10. #19110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8a96a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8a96a
  2. #f9b279
  3. #f9ba88
  4. #fac397
  5. #fbcba6
  6. #fcd4b5
  7. #fcddc3
  8. #fde5d2
  9. #feeee1
  10. #fef6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8a96a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8a96a
  2. #eca56c
  3. #e0a16e
  4. #d49d71
  5. #c89973
  6. #bc9575
  7. #b09077
  8. #a48c79
  9. #98887c
  10. #8c847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6b4a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1b065 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c26b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff999a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9ad67 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3b86a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9f89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8a96a {
  color: #f8a96a;
}
Background
.bg-f8a96a {
  background-color: #f8a96a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8a96a {
  border: 2px solid #f8a96a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8a96a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 169 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 91% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8a96a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8a96a, #f8f06a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8a96a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 169 106 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 1.66 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.52 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.59 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.46 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.76 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.79 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 8.18 #075695 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#f8a96a  rgb(248, 169, 106)  hsl(27, 91%, 69%)  Sandy Brown
#6ab9f8  rgb(106, 185, 248)  hsl(207, 91%, 69%)  Maya Blue
#6af8a9  rgb(106, 248, 169)  hsl(147, 91%, 69%)  Medium Spring Green
#a96af8  rgb(169, 106, 248)  hsl(267, 91%, 69%)  Medium Purple