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#FCA55D

#fca55d ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fca55d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 64.71% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.52% magenta, 63.1% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 27.17°, with 96.36% saturation and 67.65% 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 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 1.51.

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Relative luminance0.484

Complementary

  1. #fca55d
  2. #5db4fc

Split complementary

  1. #fca55d
  2. #5dfcf4
  3. #5d65fc

Analogous

  1. #fc5d65
  2. #fca55d
  3. #fcf45d

Triadic

  1. #fca55d
  2. #5dfca5
  3. #a55dfc

Tetradic

  1. #fca55d
  2. #b4fc5d
  3. #5db4fc
  4. #a55dfc

Square

  1. #fca55d
  2. #65fc5d
  3. #5db4fc
  4. #f45dfc

Monochromatic

  1. #bd5703
  2. #fb7b12
  3. #fca55d
  4. #fdcfa8
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#fca55d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fca55d
  2. #e39554
  3. #ca844a
  4. #b07441
  5. #976338
  6. #7e532f
  7. #654225
  8. #4c321c
  9. #322113
  10. #191109
  11. #000000

Tints

#fca55d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fca55d
  2. #fcae6d
  3. #fdb77d
  4. #fdc08e
  5. #fdc99e
  6. #fed2ae
  7. #fedbbe
  8. #fee4ce
  9. #feeddf
  10. #fff6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fca55d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fca55d
  2. #f0a161
  3. #e39e64
  4. #d79a68
  5. #ca966b
  6. #be936f
  7. #b28f72
  8. #a58b76
  9. #998779
  10. #8c847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7b19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfad56 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4c15e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9394 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #daaa59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5b65d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9a82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fca55d {
  color: #fca55d;
}
Background
.bg-fca55d {
  background-color: #fca55d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fca55d {
  border: 2px solid #fca55d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fca55d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 165 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 96% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fca55d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fca55d, #fcf45d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fca55d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 165 93 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 1.51 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.97 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.82 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.36 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.57 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.59 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.76 #035aa2 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#fca55d  rgb(252, 165, 93)  hsl(27, 96%, 68%)  Sandy Brown
#5db4fc  rgb(93, 180, 252)  hsl(207, 96%, 68%)  Maya Blue
#5dfca5  rgb(93, 252, 165)  hsl(147, 96%, 68%)  Medium Spring Green
#a55dfc  rgb(165, 93, 252)  hsl(267, 96%, 68%)  Medium Purple