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#FAA85D

#faa85d ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faa85d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 65.88% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.8% magenta, 62.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 28.66°, with 94.01% saturation and 67.25% 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 10.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 1.76.

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Relative luminance0.4912

Complementary

  1. #faa85d
  2. #5daffa

Split complementary

  1. #faa85d
  2. #5dfaf6
  3. #5d60fa

Analogous

  1. #fa5d60
  2. #faa85d
  3. #faf65d

Triadic

  1. #faa85d
  2. #5dfaa8
  3. #a85dfa

Tetradic

  1. #faa85d
  2. #affa5d
  3. #5daffa
  4. #a85dfa

Square

  1. #faa85d
  2. #60fa5d
  3. #5daffa
  4. #f65dfa

Monochromatic

  1. #b85b06
  2. #f88013
  3. #faa85d
  4. #fcd0a7
  5. #fef4eb

Shades

#faa85d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faa85d
  2. #e19754
  3. #c8864a
  4. #af7641
  5. #966538
  6. #7d542f
  7. #644325
  8. #4b321c
  9. #322213
  10. #191109
  11. #000000

Tints

#faa85d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faa85d
  2. #fbb16d
  3. #fbb97d
  4. #fcc28e
  5. #fccb9e
  6. #fdd4ae
  7. #fddcbe
  8. #fee5ce
  9. #feeedf
  10. #fff6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faa85d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faa85d
  2. #eea461
  3. #e2a064
  4. #d59c68
  5. #c9986b
  6. #bd946f
  7. #b19072
  8. #a58c76
  9. #988879
  10. #8c847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7b39d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1af56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c15e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9697 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #daac59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5b85e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9e84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faa85d {
  color: #faa85d;
}
Background
.bg-faa85d {
  background-color: #faa85d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faa85d {
  border: 2px solid #faa85d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faa85d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 168 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 94% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faa85d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faa85d, #faf65d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faa85d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 168 93 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 1.76 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.31 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.05 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.95 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.55 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.97 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.30 #0557a2 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#faa85d  rgb(250, 168, 93)  hsl(29, 94%, 67%)  Sandy Brown
#5daffa  rgb(93, 175, 250)  hsl(209, 94%, 67%)  Iceberg
#5dfaa8  rgb(93, 250, 168)  hsl(149, 94%, 67%)  Medium Spring Green
#a85dfa  rgb(168, 93, 250)  hsl(269, 94%, 67%)  Medium Purple