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#FAAE7E

#faae7e ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#faae7e 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 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.4% magenta, 49.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 23.23°, with 92.54% saturation and 73.73% 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 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.521

Complementary

  1. #faae7e
  2. #7ecafa

Split complementary

  1. #faae7e
  2. #7efaec
  3. #7e8cfa

Analogous

  1. #fa7e8c
  2. #faae7e
  3. #faec7e

Triadic

  1. #faae7e
  2. #7efaae
  3. #ae7efa

Tetradic

  1. #faae7e
  2. #cafa7e
  3. #7ecafa
  4. #ae7efa

Square

  1. #faae7e
  2. #8cfa7e
  3. #7ecafa
  4. #ec7efa

Monochromatic

  1. #d75808
  2. #f78034
  3. #faae7e
  4. #fddcc8
  5. #fef3eb

Shades

#faae7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faae7e
  2. #e19d71
  3. #c88b65
  4. #af7a58
  5. #96684c
  6. #7d573f
  7. #644632
  8. #4b3426
  9. #322319
  10. #19110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#faae7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faae7e
  2. #fbb68b
  3. #fbbe98
  4. #fcc6a5
  5. #fcceb2
  6. #fdd7bf
  7. #fddfcb
  8. #fee7d8
  9. #feefe5
  10. #fff7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faae7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faae7e
  2. #eea97e
  3. #e2a57e
  4. #d5a07f
  5. #c99c7f
  6. #bd977f
  7. #b1927f
  8. #a58e7f
  9. #988980
  10. #8c8580
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9b8a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b57a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c67e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbb27c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5bd7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa695 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faae7e {
  color: #faae7e;
}
Background
.bg-faae7e {
  background-color: #faae7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faae7e {
  border: 2px solid #faae7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faae7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 174 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 93% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faae7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faae7e, #faec7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faae7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 174 126 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.30 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 5.90 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.99 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.26 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 8.79 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 8.85 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.91 #055181 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#faae7e  rgb(250, 174, 126)  hsl(23, 93%, 74%)  Sandy Brown
#7ecafa  rgb(126, 202, 250)  hsl(203, 93%, 74%)  Light Sky Blue
#7efaae  rgb(126, 250, 174)  hsl(143, 93%, 74%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae7efa  rgb(174, 126, 250)  hsl(263, 93%, 74%)  Floral Lavender