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#F99B4E

#f99b4e ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f99b4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 60.78% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.75% magenta, 68.67% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 27.02°, 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 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4413

Complementary

  1. #f99b4e
  2. #4eacf9

Split complementary

  1. #f99b4e
  2. #4ef9f1
  3. #4e57f9

Analogous

  1. #f94e57
  2. #f99b4e
  3. #f9f14e

Triadic

  1. #f99b4e
  2. #4ef99b
  3. #9b4ef9

Tetradic

  1. #f99b4e
  2. #acf94e
  3. #4eacf9
  4. #9b4ef9

Square

  1. #f99b4e
  2. #57f94e
  3. #4eacf9
  4. #f14ef9

Monochromatic

  1. #a84f06
  2. #f27208
  3. #f99b4e
  4. #fcc598
  5. #feefe2

Shades

#f99b4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f99b4e
  2. #e08c46
  3. #c77c3e
  4. #ae6d37
  5. #955d2f
  6. #7d4e27
  7. #643e1f
  8. #4b2f17
  9. #321f10
  10. #191008
  11. #000000

Tints

#f99b4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f99b4e
  2. #faa560
  3. #faaf71
  4. #fbb983
  5. #fbc395
  6. #fccda7
  7. #fdd7b8
  8. #fde1ca
  9. #feebdc
  10. #fef5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f99b4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f99b4e
  2. #ed9853
  3. #e19658
  4. #d5935d
  5. #c99062
  6. #bd8e67
  7. #b08b6c
  8. #a48871
  9. #988576
  10. #8c837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2a994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a546 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdba4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff878a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5a149 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ae4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8f77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f99b4e {
  color: #f99b4e;
}
Background
.bg-f99b4e {
  background-color: #f99b4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f99b4e {
  border: 2px solid #f99b4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f99b4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 155 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 93% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f99b4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f99b4e, #f9f14e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f99b4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 155 78 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.03 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.14 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.29 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.01 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.07 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.52 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 6.86 #0664b1 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#f99b4e  rgb(249, 155, 78)  hsl(27, 93%, 64%)  Sandy Brown
#4eacf9  rgb(78, 172, 249)  hsl(207, 93%, 64%)  Carolina Blue
#4ef99b  rgb(78, 249, 155)  hsl(147, 93%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green
#9b4ef9  rgb(155, 78, 249)  hsl(267, 93%, 64%)  Electric Purple