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#FCA975

#fca975 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fca975 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 66.27% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.94% magenta, 53.57% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 23.11°, with 95.74% saturation and 72.35% 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 11.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.5036

Complementary

  1. #fca975
  2. #75c8fc

Split complementary

  1. #fca975
  2. #75fcec
  3. #7584fc

Analogous

  1. #fc7584
  2. #fca975
  3. #fcec75

Triadic

  1. #fca975
  2. #75fca9
  3. #a975fc

Tetradic

  1. #fca975
  2. #c8fc75
  3. #75c8fc
  4. #a975fc

Square

  1. #fca975
  2. #84fc75
  3. #75c8fc
  4. #ec75fc

Monochromatic

  1. #d35405
  2. #fa7a2a
  3. #fca975
  4. #fed8c0
  5. #fff3eb

Shades

#fca975 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fca975
  2. #e39869
  3. #ca875e
  4. #b07652
  5. #976546
  6. #7e553b
  7. #65442f
  8. #4c3323
  9. #322217
  10. #19110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#fca975 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fca975
  2. #fcb283
  3. #fdba91
  4. #fdc39e
  5. #fdcbac
  6. #fed4ba
  7. #feddc8
  8. #fee5d6
  9. #feeee3
  10. #fff6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fca975 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fca975
  2. #f0a576
  3. #e3a177
  4. #d79d78
  5. #ca9979
  6. #be957b
  7. #b2907c
  8. #a58c7d
  9. #99887e
  10. #8c847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9b5a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b171 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4c375 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff999c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbae72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5b975 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa08e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fca975 {
  color: #fca975;
}
Background
.bg-fca975 {
  background-color: #fca975;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fca975 {
  border: 2px solid #fca975;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fca975;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 169 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 23 96% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fca975 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fca975, #fcec75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fca975 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 169 117 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.59 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.49 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.70 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.95 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.18 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 8.47 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 8.58 #03568a Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#fca975  rgb(252, 169, 117)  hsl(23, 96%, 72%)  Sandy Brown
#75c8fc  rgb(117, 200, 252)  hsl(203, 96%, 72%)  Maya Blue
#75fca9  rgb(117, 252, 169)  hsl(143, 96%, 72%)  Medium Spring Green
#a975fc  rgb(169, 117, 252)  hsl(263, 96%, 72%)  Medium Purple