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#FAAF6D

#faaf6d ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faaf6d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 68.63% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 56.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 28.09°, with 93.38% saturation and 70.39% 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 2.76.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.5209

Complementary

  1. #faaf6d
  2. #6db8fa

Split complementary

  1. #faaf6d
  2. #6dfaf6
  3. #6d71fa

Analogous

  1. #fa6d71
  2. #faaf6d
  3. #faf66d

Triadic

  1. #faaf6d
  2. #6dfaaf
  3. #af6dfa

Tetradic

  1. #faaf6d
  2. #b8fa6d
  3. #6db8fa
  4. #af6dfa

Square

  1. #faaf6d
  2. #71fa6d
  3. #6db8fa
  4. #f66dfa

Monochromatic

  1. #c76107
  2. #f78623
  3. #faaf6d
  4. #fdd8b7
  5. #fef4eb

Shades

#faaf6d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faaf6d
  2. #e19e62
  3. #c88c57
  4. #af7b4c
  5. #966941
  6. #7d5837
  7. #64462c
  8. #4b3521
  9. #322316
  10. #19120b
  11. #000000

Tints

#faaf6d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faaf6d
  2. #fbb77c
  3. #fbbf8a
  4. #fcc799
  5. #fccfa7
  6. #fdd7b6
  7. #fddfc5
  8. #fee7d3
  9. #feefe2
  10. #fff7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faaf6d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faaf6d
  2. #eeaa6f
  3. #e2a671
  4. #d5a173
  5. #c99c75
  6. #bd9877
  7. #b19378
  8. #a58e7a
  9. #98897c
  10. #8c857e
  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 #d9b9a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b567 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c66e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9f9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddb36a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6bd6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa68e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faaf6d {
  color: #faaf6d;
}
Background
.bg-faaf6d {
  background-color: #faaf6d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faaf6d {
  border: 2px solid #faaf6d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faaf6d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 175 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 93% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faaf6d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faaf6d, #faf66d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faaf6d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 175 109 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.76 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.10 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.42 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.83 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.97 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.58 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 8.01 #055092 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#faaf6d  rgb(250, 175, 109)  hsl(28, 93%, 70%)  Sandy Brown
#6db8fa  rgb(109, 184, 250)  hsl(208, 93%, 70%)  Maya Blue
#6dfaaf  rgb(109, 250, 175)  hsl(148, 93%, 70%)  Medium Spring Green
#af6dfa  rgb(175, 109, 250)  hsl(268, 93%, 70%)  Medium Purple