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#F9A46E

#f9a46e ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9a46e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 64.31% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.14% magenta, 55.82% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 23.31°, with 92.05% saturation and 70.39% 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 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4782

Complementary

  1. #f9a46e
  2. #6ec3f9

Split complementary

  1. #f9a46e
  2. #6ef9e9
  3. #6e7df9

Analogous

  1. #f96e7d
  2. #f9a46e
  3. #f9e96e

Triadic

  1. #f9a46e
  2. #6ef9a4
  3. #a46ef9

Tetradic

  1. #f9a46e
  2. #c3f96e
  3. #6ec3f9
  4. #a46ef9

Square

  1. #f9a46e
  2. #7df96e
  3. #6ec3f9
  4. #e96ef9

Monochromatic

  1. #c65208
  2. #f67625
  3. #f9a46e
  4. #fcd2b7
  5. #fef3eb

Shades

#f9a46e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9a46e
  2. #e09463
  3. #c78358
  4. #ae734d
  5. #956242
  6. #7d5237
  7. #64422c
  8. #4b3121
  9. #322116
  10. #19100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9a46e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9a46e
  2. #faad7d
  3. #fab68b
  4. #fbbf9a
  5. #fbc8a8
  6. #fcd2b7
  7. #fddbc5
  8. #fde4d4
  9. #feede2
  10. #fef6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9a46e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9a46e
  2. #eda070
  3. #e19d72
  4. #d59973
  5. #c99675
  6. #bd9277
  7. #b08e79
  8. #a48b7b
  9. #98877c
  10. #8c847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5b0a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcad69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bf6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9497 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7a96b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2b56e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9a88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9a46e {
  color: #f9a46e;
}
Background
.bg-f9a46e {
  background-color: #f9a46e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9a46e {
  border: 2px solid #f9a46e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9a46e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 164 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 92% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9a46e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9a46e, #f9e96e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9a46e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 164 110 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.06 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.55 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.68 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.10 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.25 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 8.01 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.16 #065b91 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#f9a46e  rgb(249, 164, 110)  hsl(23, 92%, 70%)  Sandy Brown
#6ec3f9  rgb(110, 195, 249)  hsl(203, 92%, 70%)  Maya Blue
#6ef9a4  rgb(110, 249, 164)  hsl(143, 92%, 70%)  Medium Spring Green
#a46ef9  rgb(164, 110, 249)  hsl(263, 92%, 70%)  Medium Purple