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#FAA55E

#faa55e ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faa55e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 64.71% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 62.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 27.31°, with 93.98% saturation and 67.45% 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 10.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 1.12.

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Relative luminance0.4804

Complementary

  1. #faa55e
  2. #5eb3fa

Split complementary

  1. #faa55e
  2. #5efaf3
  3. #5e65fa

Analogous

  1. #fa5e65
  2. #faa55e
  3. #faf35e

Triadic

  1. #faa55e
  2. #5efaa5
  3. #a55efa

Tetradic

  1. #faa55e
  2. #b3fa5e
  3. #5eb3fa
  4. #a55efa

Square

  1. #faa55e
  2. #65fa5e
  3. #5eb3fa
  4. #f35efa

Monochromatic

  1. #b95706
  2. #f87c14
  3. #faa55e
  4. #fccea8
  5. #fef4eb

Shades

#faa55e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faa55e
  2. #e19555
  3. #c8844b
  4. #af7442
  5. #966338
  6. #7d532f
  7. #644226
  8. #4b321c
  9. #322113
  10. #191109
  11. #000000

Tints

#faa55e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faa55e
  2. #fbae6e
  3. #fbb77e
  4. #fcc08e
  5. #fcc99e
  6. #fdd2af
  7. #fddbbf
  8. #fee4cf
  9. #feeddf
  10. #fff6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faa55e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faa55e
  2. #eea161
  3. #e29e65
  4. #d59a68
  5. #c9966c
  6. #bd936f
  7. #b18f72
  8. #a58b76
  9. #988779
  10. #8c847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6b19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfad57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c05f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9395 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9aa5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4b65e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9b82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faa55e {
  color: #faa55e;
}
Background
.bg-faa55e {
  background-color: #faa55e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faa55e {
  border: 2px solid #faa55e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faa55e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 165 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 94% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faa55e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faa55e, #faf35e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faa55e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 165 94 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 1.12 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.05 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.45 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.31 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.33 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.55 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.66 #055aa1 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#faa55e  rgb(250, 165, 94)  hsl(27, 94%, 67%)  Sandy Brown
#5eb3fa  rgb(94, 179, 250)  hsl(207, 94%, 67%)  Maya Blue
#5efaa5  rgb(94, 250, 165)  hsl(147, 94%, 67%)  Medium Spring Green
#a55efa  rgb(165, 94, 250)  hsl(267, 94%, 67%)  Medium Purple