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#FAAF6F

#faaf6f ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faaf6f 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 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 55.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 27.63°, 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 11.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.5213

Complementary

  1. #faaf6f
  2. #6fbafa

Split complementary

  1. #faaf6f
  2. #6ffaf5
  3. #6f74fa

Analogous

  1. #fa6f74
  2. #faaf6f
  3. #faf56f

Triadic

  1. #faaf6f
  2. #6ffaaf
  3. #af6ffa

Tetradic

  1. #faaf6f
  2. #bafa6f
  3. #6fbafa
  4. #af6ffa

Square

  1. #faaf6f
  2. #74fa6f
  3. #6fbafa
  4. #f56ffa

Monochromatic

  1. #c96007
  2. #f78625
  3. #faaf6f
  4. #fdd8b9
  5. #fef4eb

Shades

#faaf6f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faaf6f
  2. #e19e64
  3. #c88c59
  4. #af7b4e
  5. #966943
  6. #7d5838
  7. #64462c
  8. #4b3521
  9. #322316
  10. #19120b
  11. #000000

Tints

#faaf6f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faaf6f
  2. #fbb77d
  3. #fbbf8c
  4. #fcc79a
  5. #fccfa9
  6. #fdd7b7
  7. #fddfc5
  8. #fee7d4
  9. #feefe2
  10. #fff7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faaf6f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faaf6f
  2. #eeaa71
  3. #e2a672
  4. #d5a174
  5. #c99c76
  6. #bd9878
  7. #b19379
  8. #a58e7b
  9. #98897d
  10. #8c857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9b9a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b56a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c670 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9fa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddb36c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6bd6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa68f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faaf6f {
  color: #faaf6f;
}
Background
.bg-faaf6f {
  background-color: #faaf6f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faaf6f {
  border: 2px solid #faaf6f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faaf6f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 175 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 93% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faaf6f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faaf6f, #faf56f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faaf6f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 175 111 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.78 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.13 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.76 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.18 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.43 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.95 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 7.96 #055090 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#faaf6f  rgb(250, 175, 111)  hsl(28, 93%, 71%)  Sandy Brown
#6fbafa  rgb(111, 186, 250)  hsl(208, 93%, 71%)  Maya Blue
#6ffaaf  rgb(111, 250, 175)  hsl(148, 93%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green
#af6ffa  rgb(175, 111, 250)  hsl(268, 93%, 71%)  Medium Purple