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#FCAE76

#fcae76 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcae76 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 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.95% magenta, 53.17% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 25.07°, with 95.71% saturation and 72.55% 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 11.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.5228

Complementary

  1. #fcae76
  2. #76c4fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcae76
  2. #76fcf1
  3. #7681fc

Analogous

  1. #fc7681
  2. #fcae76
  3. #fcf176

Triadic

  1. #fcae76
  2. #76fcae
  3. #ae76fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcae76
  2. #c4fc76
  3. #76c4fc
  4. #ae76fc

Square

  1. #fcae76
  2. #81fc76
  3. #76c4fc
  4. #f176fc

Monochromatic

  1. #d45b05
  2. #fa822b
  3. #fcae76
  4. #fedac1
  5. #fff3eb

Shades

#fcae76 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcae76
  2. #e39d6a
  3. #ca8b5e
  4. #b07a53
  5. #976847
  6. #7e573b
  7. #65462f
  8. #4c3423
  9. #322318
  10. #19110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcae76 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcae76
  2. #fcb684
  3. #fdbe91
  4. #fdc69f
  5. #fdcead
  6. #fed7bb
  7. #fedfc8
  8. #fee7d6
  9. #feefe4
  10. #fff7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcae76 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcae76
  2. #f0a977
  3. #e3a578
  4. #d7a079
  5. #ca9c7a
  6. #be977b
  7. #b2927c
  8. #a58e7d
  9. #99897e
  10. #8c857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dab9a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5b571 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c676 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9fa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddb273 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7bd76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa591 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcae76 {
  color: #fcae76;
}
Background
.bg-fcae76 {
  background-color: #fcae76;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcae76 {
  border: 2px solid #fcae76;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcae76;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 174 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 96% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcae76 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcae76, #fcf176);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcae76 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 174 118 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.72 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.36 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.00 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 7.41 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.48 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 8.52 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.65 #035189 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#fcae76  rgb(252, 174, 118)  hsl(25, 96%, 73%)  Sandy Brown
#76c4fc  rgb(118, 196, 252)  hsl(205, 96%, 73%)  Maya Blue
#76fcae  rgb(118, 252, 174)  hsl(145, 96%, 73%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae76fc  rgb(174, 118, 252)  hsl(265, 96%, 73%)  Floral Lavender