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#FAAA63

#faaa63 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faaa63 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 66.67% green and 38.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 60.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 28.21°, with 93.79% saturation and 68.43% 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 10.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 1.69.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4997

Complementary

  1. #faaa63
  2. #63b3fa

Split complementary

  1. #faaa63
  2. #63faf5
  3. #6367fa

Analogous

  1. #fa6367
  2. #faaa63
  3. #faf563

Triadic

  1. #faaa63
  2. #63faaa
  3. #aa63fa

Tetradic

  1. #faaa63
  2. #b3fa63
  3. #63b3fa
  4. #aa63fa

Square

  1. #faaa63
  2. #67fa63
  3. #63b3fa
  4. #f563fa

Monochromatic

  1. #be5d06
  2. #f88219
  3. #faaa63
  4. #fcd2ad
  5. #fef4eb

Shades

#faaa63 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faaa63
  2. #e19959
  3. #c8884f
  4. #af7745
  5. #96663b
  6. #7d5532
  7. #644428
  8. #4b331e
  9. #322214
  10. #19110a
  11. #000000

Tints

#faaa63 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faaa63
  2. #fbb373
  3. #fbbb82
  4. #fcc492
  5. #fccca1
  6. #fdd5b1
  7. #fdddc1
  8. #fee6d0
  9. #feeee0
  10. #fff7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faaa63 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faaa63
  2. #eea666
  3. #e2a269
  4. #d59d6c
  5. #c9996f
  6. #bd9572
  7. #b19174
  8. #a58d77
  9. #98887a
  10. #8c847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7b5a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b15c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c364 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9999 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbae5f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5b963 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa087 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faaa63 {
  color: #faaa63;
}
Background
.bg-faaa63 {
  background-color: #faaa63;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faaa63 {
  border: 2px solid #faaa63;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faaa63;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 170 99;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 94% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faaa63 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faaa63, #faf563);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faaa63 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 170 99 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 1.69 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.11 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.65 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.46 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.74 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.35 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.08 #05559c Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#faaa63  rgb(250, 170, 99)  hsl(28, 94%, 68%)  Sandy Brown
#63b3fa  rgb(99, 179, 250)  hsl(208, 94%, 68%)  Maya Blue
#63faaa  rgb(99, 250, 170)  hsl(148, 94%, 68%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa63fa  rgb(170, 99, 250)  hsl(268, 94%, 68%)  Medium Purple