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#FAA259

#faa259 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faa259 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 63.53% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.2% magenta, 64.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 27.2°, with 94.15% saturation and 66.47% 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 10.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 1.54.

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Relative luminance0.4689

Complementary

  1. #faa259
  2. #59b1fa

Split complementary

  1. #faa259
  2. #59faf2
  3. #5961fa

Analogous

  1. #fa5961
  2. #faa259
  3. #faf259

Triadic

  1. #faa259
  2. #59faa2
  3. #a259fa

Tetradic

  1. #faa259
  2. #b1fa59
  3. #59b1fa
  4. #a259fa

Square

  1. #faa259
  2. #61fa59
  3. #59b1fa
  4. #f259fa

Monochromatic

  1. #b55505
  2. #f8780f
  3. #faa259
  4. #fccca3
  5. #fef4eb

Shades

#faa259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faa259
  2. #e19250
  3. #c88247
  4. #af713e
  5. #966135
  6. #7d512d
  7. #644124
  8. #4b311b
  9. #322012
  10. #191009
  11. #000000

Tints

#faa259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faa259
  2. #fbab6a
  3. #fbb57a
  4. #fcbe8b
  5. #fcc79b
  6. #fdd1ac
  7. #fddabd
  8. #fee3cd
  9. #feecde
  10. #fff6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faa259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faa259
  2. #ee9f5d
  3. #e29b61
  4. #d59865
  5. #c99469
  6. #bd916d
  7. #b18e70
  8. #a58a74
  9. #988778
  10. #8c837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5ae9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcaa52 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1be59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8f91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8a755 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3b459 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff977f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faa259 {
  color: #faa259;
}
Background
.bg-faa259 {
  background-color: #faa259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faa259 {
  border: 2px solid #faa259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faa259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 162 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faa259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faa259, #faf259);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faa259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 162 89 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 1.54 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.86 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.02 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.01 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.02 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.04 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 7.43 #055da6 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#faa259  rgb(250, 162, 89)  hsl(27, 94%, 66%)  Sandy Brown
#59b1fa  rgb(89, 177, 250)  hsl(207, 94%, 66%)  Maya Blue
#59faa2  rgb(89, 250, 162)  hsl(147, 94%, 66%)  Medium Spring Green
#a259fa  rgb(162, 89, 250)  hsl(267, 94%, 66%)  Medium Purple