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#FCAE70

#fcae70 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcae70 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 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.95% magenta, 55.56% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 26.57°, with 95.89% saturation and 71.37% 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 11.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.5214

Complementary

  1. #fcae70
  2. #70befc

Split complementary

  1. #fcae70
  2. #70fcf4
  3. #7078fc

Analogous

  1. #fc7078
  2. #fcae70
  3. #fcf470

Triadic

  1. #fcae70
  2. #70fcae
  3. #ae70fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcae70
  2. #befc70
  3. #70befc
  4. #ae70fc

Square

  1. #fcae70
  2. #78fc70
  3. #70befc
  4. #f470fc

Monochromatic

  1. #cf5e04
  2. #fa8425
  3. #fcae70
  4. #fed8bb
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#fcae70 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcae70
  2. #e39d65
  3. #ca8b5a
  4. #b07a4e
  5. #976843
  6. #7e5738
  7. #65462d
  8. #4c3422
  9. #322316
  10. #19110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcae70 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcae70
  2. #fcb67e
  3. #fdbe8d
  4. #fdc69b
  5. #fdcea9
  6. #fed7b8
  7. #fedfc6
  8. #fee7d4
  9. #feefe2
  10. #fff7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcae70 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcae70
  2. #f0a972
  3. #e3a573
  4. #d7a075
  5. #ca9c76
  6. #be9778
  7. #b2927a
  8. #a58e7b
  9. #99897d
  10. #8c857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dab8a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b56b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c671 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddb26d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7bd70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa58f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcae70 {
  color: #fcae70;
}
Background
.bg-fcae70 {
  background-color: #fcae70;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcae70 {
  border: 2px solid #fcae70;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcae70;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 174 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 96% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcae70 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcae70, #fcf470);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcae70 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 174 112 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.80 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.77 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.09 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.80 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.11 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 8.22 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 8.39 #03518f Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#fcae70  rgb(252, 174, 112)  hsl(27, 96%, 71%)  Sandy Brown
#70befc  rgb(112, 190, 252)  hsl(207, 96%, 71%)  Maya Blue
#70fcae  rgb(112, 252, 174)  hsl(147, 96%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae70fc  rgb(174, 112, 252)  hsl(267, 96%, 71%)  Medium Purple