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#FAAF7E

#faaf7e ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#faaf7e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 68.63% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 49.6% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 23.71°, 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 11.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 5.1.

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Relative luminance0.5249

Complementary

  1. #faaf7e
  2. #7ec9fa

Split complementary

  1. #faaf7e
  2. #7efaed
  3. #7e8bfa

Analogous

  1. #fa7e8b
  2. #faaf7e
  3. #faed7e

Triadic

  1. #faaf7e
  2. #7efaaf
  3. #af7efa

Tetradic

  1. #faaf7e
  2. #c9fa7e
  3. #7ec9fa
  4. #af7efa

Square

  1. #faaf7e
  2. #8bfa7e
  3. #7ec9fa
  4. #ed7efa

Monochromatic

  1. #d75a08
  2. #f78134
  3. #faaf7e
  4. #fdddc8
  5. #fef3eb

Shades

#faaf7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faaf7e
  2. #e19e71
  3. #c88c65
  4. #af7b58
  5. #96694c
  6. #7d583f
  7. #644632
  8. #4b3526
  9. #322319
  10. #19120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#faaf7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faaf7e
  2. #fbb78b
  3. #fbbf98
  4. #fcc7a5
  5. #fccfb2
  6. #fdd7bf
  7. #fddfcb
  8. #fee7d8
  9. #feefe5
  10. #fff7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faaf7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faaf7e
  2. #eeaa7e
  3. #e2a67e
  4. #d5a17f
  5. #c99c7f
  6. #bd987f
  7. #b1937f
  8. #a58e7f
  9. #988980
  10. #8c8580
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9b9a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b67a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c67e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa1a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcb37c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5bd7e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa795 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faaf7e {
  color: #faaf7e;
}
Background
.bg-faaf7e {
  background-color: #faaf7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faaf7e {
  border: 2px solid #faaf7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faaf7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 175 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 93% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faaf7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faaf7e, #faed7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faaf7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 175 126 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.10 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 5.93 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.94 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.46 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 8.46 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.97 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 9.02 #055081 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#faaf7e  rgb(250, 175, 126)  hsl(24, 93%, 74%)  Sandy Brown
#7ec9fa  rgb(126, 201, 250)  hsl(204, 93%, 74%)  Light Sky Blue
#7efaaf  rgb(126, 250, 175)  hsl(144, 93%, 74%)  Medium Spring Green
#af7efa  rgb(175, 126, 250)  hsl(264, 93%, 74%)  Floral Lavender