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#FB9C4E

#fb9c4e ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fb9c4e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.43% red, 61.18% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.85% magenta, 68.92% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 27.05°, with 95.58% saturation and 64.51% 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 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.4484

Complementary

  1. #fb9c4e
  2. #4eadfb

Split complementary

  1. #fb9c4e
  2. #4efbf2
  3. #4e57fb

Analogous

  1. #fb4e57
  2. #fb9c4e
  3. #fbf24e

Triadic

  1. #fb9c4e
  2. #4efb9c
  3. #9c4efb

Tetradic

  1. #fb9c4e
  2. #adfb4e
  3. #4eadfb
  4. #9c4efb

Square

  1. #fb9c4e
  2. #57fb4e
  3. #4eadfb
  4. #f24efb

Monochromatic

  1. #ac5004
  2. #f77206
  3. #fb9c4e
  4. #fdc699
  5. #fef0e4

Shades

#fb9c4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fb9c4e
  2. #e28c46
  3. #c97d3e
  4. #b06d37
  5. #975e2f
  6. #7e4e27
  7. #643e1f
  8. #4b2f17
  9. #321f10
  10. #191008
  11. #000000

Tints

#fb9c4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fb9c4e
  2. #fba660
  3. #fcb071
  4. #fcba83
  5. #fdc495
  6. #fdcea7
  7. #fdd7b8
  8. #fee1ca
  9. #feebdc
  10. #fff5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fb9c4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fb9c4e
  2. #ef9953
  3. #e29658
  4. #d6945d
  5. #ca9162
  6. #be8e67
  7. #b18b6c
  8. #a58871
  9. #998676
  10. #8c837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4aa95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a646 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfbb4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff888b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6a249 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2af4e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9077 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fb9c4e {
  color: #fb9c4e;
}
Background
.bg-fb9c4e {
  background-color: #fb9c4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fb9c4e {
  border: 2px solid #fb9c4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fb9c4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 251 156 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 96% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fb9c4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fb9c4e, #fbf24e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fb9c4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(251 156 78 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.05 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.94 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.55 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.00 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.18 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 6.90 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 7.00 #0463b1 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#fb9c4e  rgb(251, 156, 78)  hsl(27, 96%, 65%)  Sandy Brown
#4eadfb  rgb(78, 173, 251)  hsl(207, 96%, 65%)  Carolina Blue
#4efb9c  rgb(78, 251, 156)  hsl(147, 96%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#9c4efb  rgb(156, 78, 251)  hsl(267, 96%, 65%)  Electric Purple