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#FCA55E

#fca55e ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fca55e 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 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.52% magenta, 62.7% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 26.96°, with 96.34% saturation and 67.84% 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 1.52.

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Relative luminance0.4841

Complementary

  1. #fca55e
  2. #5eb5fc

Split complementary

  1. #fca55e
  2. #5efcf4
  3. #5e66fc

Analogous

  1. #fc5e66
  2. #fca55e
  3. #fcf45e

Triadic

  1. #fca55e
  2. #5efca5
  3. #a55efc

Tetradic

  1. #fca55e
  2. #b5fc5e
  3. #5eb5fc
  4. #a55efc

Square

  1. #fca55e
  2. #66fc5e
  3. #5eb5fc
  4. #f45efc

Monochromatic

  1. #bd5704
  2. #fb7b13
  3. #fca55e
  4. #fdcfa9
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#fca55e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fca55e
  2. #e39555
  3. #ca844b
  4. #b07442
  5. #976338
  6. #7e532f
  7. #654226
  8. #4c321c
  9. #322113
  10. #191109
  11. #000000

Tints

#fca55e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fca55e
  2. #fcae6e
  3. #fdb77e
  4. #fdc08e
  5. #fdc99e
  6. #fed2af
  7. #fedbbf
  8. #fee4cf
  9. #feeddf
  10. #fff6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fca55e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fca55e
  2. #f0a161
  3. #e39e65
  4. #d79a68
  5. #ca966c
  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 #d7b19d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfad57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4c15e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9395 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #daaa5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5b65e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9a82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fca55e {
  color: #fca55e;
}
Background
.bg-fca55e {
  background-color: #fca55e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fca55e {
  border: 2px solid #fca55e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fca55e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 165 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 96% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fca55e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fca55e, #fcf45e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fca55e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 165 94 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 1.52 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.18 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.83 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.51 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.57 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.75 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.80 #035aa1 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#fca55e  rgb(252, 165, 94)  hsl(27, 96%, 68%)  Sandy Brown
#5eb5fc  rgb(94, 181, 252)  hsl(207, 96%, 68%)  Maya Blue
#5efca5  rgb(94, 252, 165)  hsl(147, 96%, 68%)  Medium Spring Green
#a55efc  rgb(165, 94, 252)  hsl(267, 96%, 68%)  Medium Purple