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#FAAE69

#faae69 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faae69 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 68.24% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.4% magenta, 58% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 28.55°, with 93.55% saturation and 69.61% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.58.

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Relative luminance0.5162

Complementary

  1. #faae69
  2. #69b5fa

Split complementary

  1. #faae69
  2. #69faf6
  3. #696dfa

Analogous

  1. #fa696d
  2. #faae69
  3. #faf669

Triadic

  1. #faae69
  2. #69faae
  3. #ae69fa

Tetradic

  1. #faae69
  2. #b5fa69
  3. #69b5fa
  4. #ae69fa

Square

  1. #faae69
  2. #6dfa69
  3. #69b5fa
  4. #f669fa

Monochromatic

  1. #c36007
  2. #f8861f
  3. #faae69
  4. #fcd6b3
  5. #fef4eb

Shades

#faae69 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faae69
  2. #e19d5f
  3. #c88b54
  4. #af7a4a
  5. #96683f
  6. #7d5735
  7. #64462a
  8. #4b3420
  9. #322315
  10. #19110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#faae69 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faae69
  2. #fbb678
  3. #fbbe87
  4. #fcc696
  5. #fccea5
  6. #fdd7b4
  7. #fddfc3
  8. #fee7d2
  9. #feefe1
  10. #fff7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faae69 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faae69
  2. #eea96b
  3. #e2a56e
  4. #d5a070
  5. #c99c72
  6. #bd9775
  7. #b19277
  8. #a58e79
  9. #98897b
  10. #8c857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9b8a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b463 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c56a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddb265 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6bc6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa48c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faae69 {
  color: #faae69;
}
Background
.bg-faae69 {
  background-color: #faae69;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faae69 {
  border: 2px solid #faae69;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faae69;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 174 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 94% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faae69 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faae69, #faf669);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faae69 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 174 105 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.58 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.20 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.84 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.40 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.46 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.06 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 8.15 #055196 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#faae69  rgb(250, 174, 105)  hsl(29, 94%, 70%)  Sandy Brown
#69b5fa  rgb(105, 181, 250)  hsl(209, 94%, 70%)  Maya Blue
#69faae  rgb(105, 250, 174)  hsl(149, 94%, 70%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae69fa  rgb(174, 105, 250)  hsl(269, 94%, 70%)  Medium Purple