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#FAAE7C

#faae7c ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#faae7c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 68.24% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.4% magenta, 50.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 23.81°, with 92.65% saturation and 73.33% 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 11.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.5205

Complementary

  1. #faae7c
  2. #7cc8fa

Split complementary

  1. #faae7c
  2. #7cfaed
  3. #7c89fa

Analogous

  1. #fa7c89
  2. #faae7c
  3. #faed7c

Triadic

  1. #faae7c
  2. #7cfaae
  3. #ae7cfa

Tetradic

  1. #faae7c
  2. #c8fa7c
  3. #7cc8fa
  4. #ae7cfa

Square

  1. #faae7c
  2. #89fa7c
  3. #7cc8fa
  4. #ed7cfa

Monochromatic

  1. #d55908
  2. #f78032
  3. #faae7c
  4. #fddcc6
  5. #fef3eb

Shades

#faae7c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faae7c
  2. #e19d70
  3. #c88b63
  4. #af7a57
  5. #96684a
  6. #7d573e
  7. #644632
  8. #4b3425
  9. #322319
  10. #19110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#faae7c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faae7c
  2. #fbb689
  3. #fbbe96
  4. #fcc6a3
  5. #fcceb0
  6. #fdd7be
  7. #fddfcb
  8. #fee7d8
  9. #feefe5
  10. #fff7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faae7c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faae7c
  2. #eea97c
  3. #e2a57d
  4. #d5a07d
  5. #c99c7e
  6. #bd977e
  7. #b1927e
  8. #a58e7f
  9. #98897f
  10. #8c8580
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9b8a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b578 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c67c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9fa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcb27a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5bd7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa594 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faae7c {
  color: #faae7c;
}
Background
.bg-faae7c {
  background-color: #faae7c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faae7c {
  border: 2px solid #faae7c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faae7c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 174 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 93% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faae7c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faae7c, #faed7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faae7c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 174 124 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.82 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.87 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.07 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.43 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 8.67 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.75 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 8.76 #055183 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#faae7c  rgb(250, 174, 124)  hsl(24, 93%, 73%)  Sandy Brown
#7cc8fa  rgb(124, 200, 250)  hsl(204, 93%, 73%)  Light Sky Blue
#7cfaae  rgb(124, 250, 174)  hsl(144, 93%, 73%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae7cfa  rgb(174, 124, 250)  hsl(264, 93%, 73%)  Floral Lavender