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#FCAE6E

#fcae6e ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcae6e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 68.24% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.95% magenta, 56.35% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 27.04°, with 95.95% saturation and 70.98% 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 11.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.5209

Complementary

  1. #fcae6e
  2. #6ebcfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcae6e
  2. #6efcf5
  3. #6e75fc

Analogous

  1. #fc6e75
  2. #fcae6e
  3. #fcf56e

Triadic

  1. #fcae6e
  2. #6efcae
  3. #ae6efc

Tetradic

  1. #fcae6e
  2. #bcfc6e
  3. #6ebcfc
  4. #ae6efc

Square

  1. #fcae6e
  2. #75fc6e
  3. #6ebcfc
  4. #f56efc

Monochromatic

  1. #cd5f04
  2. #fa8423
  3. #fcae6e
  4. #fed8b9
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#fcae6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcae6e
  2. #e39d63
  3. #ca8b58
  4. #b07a4d
  5. #976842
  6. #7e5737
  7. #65462c
  8. #4c3421
  9. #322316
  10. #19110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcae6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcae6e
  2. #fcb67d
  3. #fdbe8b
  4. #fdc69a
  5. #fdcea8
  6. #fed7b7
  7. #fedfc5
  8. #fee7d4
  9. #feefe2
  10. #fff7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcae6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcae6e
  2. #f0a970
  3. #e3a572
  4. #d7a073
  5. #ca9c75
  6. #be9777
  7. #b29279
  8. #a58e7b
  9. #99897c
  10. #8c857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dab8a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b569 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c66f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddb26b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7bd6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa48e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcae6e {
  color: #fcae6e;
}
Background
.bg-fcae6e {
  background-color: #fcae6e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcae6e {
  border: 2px solid #fcae6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcae6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 174 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 96% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcae6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcae6e, #fcf56e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcae6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 174 110 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.62 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.66 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.70 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.74 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.75 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.09 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 8.40 #035191 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#fcae6e  rgb(252, 174, 110)  hsl(27, 96%, 71%)  Sandy Brown
#6ebcfc  rgb(110, 188, 252)  hsl(207, 96%, 71%)  Maya Blue
#6efcae  rgb(110, 252, 174)  hsl(147, 96%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae6efc  rgb(174, 110, 252)  hsl(267, 96%, 71%)  Medium Purple