ColorTool
Log in
#FA975A

#fa975a ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#fa975a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 59.22% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.6% magenta, 64% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 22.88°, with 94.12% saturation and 66.67% 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 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 5.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#ff9966
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.432

Complementary

  1. #fa975a
  2. #5abdfa

Split complementary

  1. #fa975a
  2. #5afae7
  3. #5a6dfa

Analogous

  1. #fa5a6d
  2. #fa975a
  3. #fae75a

Triadic

  1. #fa975a
  2. #5afa97
  3. #975afa

Tetradic

  1. #fa975a
  2. #bdfa5a
  3. #5abdfa
  4. #975afa

Square

  1. #fa975a
  2. #6dfa5a
  3. #5abdfa
  4. #e75afa

Monochromatic

  1. #b64905
  2. #f86810
  3. #fa975a
  4. #fcc6a4
  5. #fef3eb

Shades

#fa975a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa975a
  2. #e18851
  3. #c87948
  4. #af6a3f
  5. #965b36
  6. #7d4c2d
  7. #643c24
  8. #4b2d1b
  9. #321e12
  10. #190f09
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa975a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa975a
  2. #fba16b
  3. #fbac7b
  4. #fcb68c
  5. #fcc19c
  6. #fdcbad
  7. #fdd5bd
  8. #fee0ce
  9. #feeade
  10. #fff5ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa975a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa975a
  2. #ee955e
  3. #e29262
  4. #d59065
  5. #c98e69
  6. #bd8c6d
  7. #b18971
  8. #a58775
  9. #988578
  10. #8c827c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2a695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a254 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb859 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8389 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d39e57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfac5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8c79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-fa975a {
  color: #fa975a;
}
Background
.bg-fa975a {
  background-color: #fa975a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa975a {
  border: 2px solid #fa975a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa975a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 151 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 94% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa975a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa975a, #fae75a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa975a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 151 90 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.38 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 5.44 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.32 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.40 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 6.77 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 6.95 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 7.70 #0568a5 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#fa975a  rgb(250, 151, 90)  hsl(23, 94%, 67%)  Sandy Brown
#5abdfa  rgb(90, 189, 250)  hsl(203, 94%, 67%)  Maya Blue
#5afa97  rgb(90, 250, 151)  hsl(143, 94%, 67%)  Medium Spring Green
#975afa  rgb(151, 90, 250)  hsl(263, 94%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue