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#FAA355

#faa355 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faa355 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 63.92% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.8% magenta, 66% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 28.36°, with 94.29% saturation and 65.69% 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 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 1.88.

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Relative luminance0.4717

Complementary

  1. #faa355
  2. #55acfa

Split complementary

  1. #faa355
  2. #55faf5
  3. #555afa

Analogous

  1. #fa555a
  2. #faa355
  3. #faf555

Triadic

  1. #faa355
  2. #55faa3
  3. #a355fa

Tetradic

  1. #faa355
  2. #acfa55
  3. #55acfa
  4. #a355fa

Square

  1. #faa355
  2. #5afa55
  3. #55acfa
  4. #f555fa

Monochromatic

  1. #b15605
  2. #f87b0b
  3. #faa355
  4. #fccb9f
  5. #fef3ea

Shades

#faa355 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faa355
  2. #e1934d
  3. #c88244
  4. #af723c
  5. #966233
  6. #7d522b
  7. #644122
  8. #4b311a
  9. #322111
  10. #191009
  11. #000000

Tints

#faa355 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faa355
  2. #fbac66
  3. #fbb577
  4. #fcbf88
  5. #fcc899
  6. #fdd1aa
  7. #fddabb
  8. #fee3cc
  9. #feeddd
  10. #fff6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faa355 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faa355
  2. #eea059
  3. #e29c5e
  4. #d59962
  5. #c99566
  6. #bd926b
  7. #b18e6f
  8. #a58b73
  9. #988777
  10. #8c847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5af99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beab4d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bf56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9092 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8a850 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3b455 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff987e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faa355 {
  color: #faa355;
}
Background
.bg-faa355 {
  background-color: #faa355;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faa355 {
  border: 2px solid #faa355;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faa355;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 163 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faa355 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faa355, #faf555);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faa355 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 163 85 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 1.88 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 2.79 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.94 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.34 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.39 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 7.08 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.14 #055caa Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#faa355  rgb(250, 163, 85)  hsl(28, 94%, 66%)  Sandy Brown
#55acfa  rgb(85, 172, 250)  hsl(208, 94%, 66%)  Iceberg
#55faa3  rgb(85, 250, 163)  hsl(148, 94%, 66%)  Medium Spring Green
#a355fa  rgb(163, 85, 250)  hsl(268, 94%, 66%)  Amethyst