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#FAAE6F

#faae6f ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faae6f 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 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.4% magenta, 55.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 27.19°, with 93.29% saturation and 70.78% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.5174

Complementary

  1. #faae6f
  2. #6fbbfa

Split complementary

  1. #faae6f
  2. #6ffaf3
  3. #6f75fa

Analogous

  1. #fa6f75
  2. #faae6f
  3. #faf36f

Triadic

  1. #faae6f
  2. #6ffaae
  3. #ae6ffa

Tetradic

  1. #faae6f
  2. #bbfa6f
  3. #6fbbfa
  4. #ae6ffa

Square

  1. #faae6f
  2. #75fa6f
  3. #6fbbfa
  4. #f36ffa

Monochromatic

  1. #c95f07
  2. #f78425
  3. #faae6f
  4. #fdd8b9
  5. #fef4eb

Shades

#faae6f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faae6f
  2. #e19d64
  3. #c88b59
  4. #af7a4e
  5. #966843
  6. #7d5738
  7. #64462c
  8. #4b3421
  9. #322316
  10. #19110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#faae6f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faae6f
  2. #fbb67d
  3. #fbbe8c
  4. #fcc69a
  5. #fccea9
  6. #fdd7b7
  7. #fddfc5
  8. #fee7d4
  9. #feefe2
  10. #fff7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faae6f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faae6f
  2. #eea971
  3. #e2a572
  4. #d5a074
  5. #c99c76
  6. #bd9778
  7. #b19279
  8. #a58e7b
  9. #98897d
  10. #8c857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9b8a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b46a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c570 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcb26c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6bc6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa58e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faae6f {
  color: #faae6f;
}
Background
.bg-faae6f {
  background-color: #faae6f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faae6f {
  border: 2px solid #faae6f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faae6f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 174 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 93% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faae6f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faae6f, #faf36f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faae6f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 174 111 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.61 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.26 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.85 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.49 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.77 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.79 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 8.22 #055190 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#faae6f  rgb(250, 174, 111)  hsl(27, 93%, 71%)  Sandy Brown
#6fbbfa  rgb(111, 187, 250)  hsl(207, 93%, 71%)  Maya Blue
#6ffaae  rgb(111, 250, 174)  hsl(147, 93%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae6ffa  rgb(174, 111, 250)  hsl(267, 93%, 71%)  Medium Purple