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#FAA459

#faa459 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faa459 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 64.31% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.4% magenta, 64.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 27.95°, 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 10.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 1.46.

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Relative luminance0.476

Complementary

  1. #faa459
  2. #59affa

Split complementary

  1. #faa459
  2. #59faf4
  3. #595efa

Analogous

  1. #fa595e
  2. #faa459
  3. #faf459

Triadic

  1. #faa459
  2. #59faa4
  3. #a459fa

Tetradic

  1. #faa459
  2. #affa59
  3. #59affa
  4. #a459fa

Square

  1. #faa459
  2. #5efa59
  3. #59affa
  4. #f459fa

Monochromatic

  1. #b55705
  2. #f87b0f
  3. #faa459
  4. #fccda3
  5. #fef4eb

Shades

#faa459 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faa459
  2. #e19450
  3. #c88347
  4. #af733e
  5. #966235
  6. #7d522d
  7. #644224
  8. #4b311b
  9. #322112
  10. #191009
  11. #000000

Tints

#faa459 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faa459
  2. #fbad6a
  3. #fbb67a
  4. #fcbf8b
  5. #fcc89b
  6. #fdd2ac
  7. #fddbbd
  8. #fee4cd
  9. #feedde
  10. #fff6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faa459 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faa459
  2. #eea05d
  3. #e29d61
  4. #d59965
  5. #c99669
  6. #bd926d
  7. #b18e70
  8. #a58b74
  9. #988778
  10. #8c847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5b09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beac52 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bf5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9a955 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3b559 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9980 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faa459 {
  color: #faa459;
}
Background
.bg-faa459 {
  background-color: #faa459;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faa459 {
  border: 2px solid #faa459;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faa459;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 164 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 94% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faa459 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faa459, #faf459);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faa459 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 164 89 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 1.46 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.30 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.68 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.72 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.85 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.34 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.42 #055ba6 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#faa459  rgb(250, 164, 89)  hsl(28, 94%, 66%)  Sandy Brown
#59affa  rgb(89, 175, 250)  hsl(208, 94%, 66%)  Iceberg
#59faa4  rgb(89, 250, 164)  hsl(148, 94%, 66%)  Medium Spring Green
#a459fa  rgb(164, 89, 250)  hsl(268, 94%, 66%)  Medium Purple