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#F99A4E

#f99a4e ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f99a4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 60.39% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.15% magenta, 68.67% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 26.67°, with 93.44% saturation and 64.12% 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 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 3.26.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.438

Complementary

  1. #f99a4e
  2. #4eadf9

Split complementary

  1. #f99a4e
  2. #4ef9f0
  3. #4e58f9

Analogous

  1. #f94e58
  2. #f99a4e
  3. #f9f04e

Triadic

  1. #f99a4e
  2. #4ef99a
  3. #9a4ef9

Tetradic

  1. #f99a4e
  2. #adf94e
  3. #4eadf9
  4. #9a4ef9

Square

  1. #f99a4e
  2. #58f94e
  3. #4eadf9
  4. #f04ef9

Monochromatic

  1. #a84e06
  2. #f27008
  3. #f99a4e
  4. #fcc498
  5. #feeee2

Shades

#f99a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f99a4e
  2. #e08b46
  3. #c77b3e
  4. #ae6c37
  5. #955c2f
  6. #7d4d27
  7. #643e1f
  8. #4b2e17
  9. #321f10
  10. #190f08
  11. #000000

Tints

#f99a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f99a4e
  2. #faa460
  3. #faae71
  4. #fbb883
  5. #fbc295
  6. #fccda7
  7. #fdd7b8
  8. #fde1ca
  9. #feebdc
  10. #fef5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f99a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f99a4e
  2. #ed9753
  3. #e19558
  4. #d5925d
  5. #c99062
  6. #bd8d67
  7. #b08a6c
  8. #a48871
  9. #988576
  10. #8c837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2a893 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a446 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb94e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8689 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4a049 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ae4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8e76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f99a4e {
  color: #f99a4e;
}
Background
.bg-f99a4e {
  background-color: #f99a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f99a4e {
  border: 2px solid #f99a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f99a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 154 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 93% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f99a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f99a4e, #f9f04e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f99a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 154 78 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.26 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.52 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.15 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.06 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.27 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.40 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 6.85 #0665b1 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#f99a4e  rgb(249, 154, 78)  hsl(27, 93%, 64%)  Sandy Brown
#4eadf9  rgb(78, 173, 249)  hsl(207, 93%, 64%)  Carolina Blue
#4ef99a  rgb(78, 249, 154)  hsl(147, 93%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green
#9a4ef9  rgb(154, 78, 249)  hsl(267, 93%, 64%)  Electric Purple