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#FAAE72

#faae72 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faae72 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.4% magenta, 54.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 26.47°, with 93.15% saturation and 71.37% 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 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.5181

Complementary

  1. #faae72
  2. #72befa

Split complementary

  1. #faae72
  2. #72faf2
  3. #727afa

Analogous

  1. #fa727a
  2. #faae72
  3. #faf272

Triadic

  1. #faae72
  2. #72faae
  3. #ae72fa

Tetradic

  1. #faae72
  2. #befa72
  3. #72befa
  4. #ae72fa

Square

  1. #faae72
  2. #7afa72
  3. #72befa
  4. #f272fa

Monochromatic

  1. #cc5e07
  2. #f78428
  3. #faae72
  4. #fdd8bc
  5. #fef4eb

Shades

#faae72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faae72
  2. #e19d67
  3. #c88b5b
  4. #af7a50
  5. #966844
  6. #7d5739
  7. #64462e
  8. #4b3422
  9. #322317
  10. #19110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#faae72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faae72
  2. #fbb680
  3. #fbbe8e
  4. #fcc69c
  5. #fcceaa
  6. #fdd7b9
  7. #fddfc7
  8. #fee7d5
  9. #feefe3
  10. #fff7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faae72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faae72
  2. #eea973
  3. #e2a575
  4. #d5a076
  5. #c99c78
  6. #bd9779
  7. #b1927a
  8. #a58e7c
  9. #98897d
  10. #8c857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9b8a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b46d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c573 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcb26f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6bc72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa58f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faae72 {
  color: #faae72;
}
Background
.bg-faae72 {
  background-color: #faae72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faae72 {
  border: 2px solid #faae72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faae72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 174 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 93% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faae72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faae72, #faf272);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faae72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 174 114 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.91 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.47 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.44 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.33 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.07 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 8.21 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.46 #05518d Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#faae72  rgb(250, 174, 114)  hsl(26, 93%, 71%)  Sandy Brown
#72befa  rgb(114, 190, 250)  hsl(206, 93%, 71%)  Maya Blue
#72faae  rgb(114, 250, 174)  hsl(146, 93%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae72fa  rgb(174, 114, 250)  hsl(266, 93%, 71%)  Medium Purple