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#FCB274

#fcb274 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcb274 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 69.8% green and 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.37% magenta, 53.97% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 27.35°, with 95.77% saturation and 72.16% 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 11.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 3.57.

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Relative luminance0.538

Complementary

  1. #fcb274
  2. #74befc

Split complementary

  1. #fcb274
  2. #74fcf6
  3. #747afc

Analogous

  1. #fc747a
  2. #fcb274
  3. #fcf674

Triadic

  1. #fcb274
  2. #74fcb2
  3. #b274fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcb274
  2. #befc74
  3. #74befc
  4. #b274fc

Square

  1. #fcb274
  2. #7afc74
  3. #74befc
  4. #f674fc

Monochromatic

  1. #d26205
  2. #fa8929
  3. #fcb274
  4. #fedbbf
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#fcb274 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcb274
  2. #e3a068
  3. #ca8e5d
  4. #b07d51
  5. #976b46
  6. #7e593a
  7. #65472e
  8. #4c3523
  9. #322417
  10. #19120c
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcb274 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcb274
  2. #fcba82
  3. #fdc190
  4. #fdc99e
  5. #fdd1ac
  6. #fed9ba
  7. #fee0c7
  8. #fee8d5
  9. #fef0e3
  10. #fff7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcb274 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcb274
  2. #f0ad75
  3. #e3a876
  4. #d7a378
  5. #ca9e79
  6. #be997a
  7. #b2947b
  8. #a58f7c
  9. #998a7e
  10. #8c857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcbca8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b86f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac875 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa3a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfb671 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c074 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa992 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcb274 {
  color: #fcb274;
}
Background
.bg-fcb274 {
  background-color: #fcb274;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcb274 {
  border: 2px solid #fcb274;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcb274;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 178 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 96% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcb274 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcb274, #fcf674);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcb274 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 178 116 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.57 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.45 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.42 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 7.28 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.67 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.82 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.86 #034d8b Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#fcb274  rgb(252, 178, 116)  hsl(27, 96%, 72%)  Sandy Brown
#74befc  rgb(116, 190, 252)  hsl(207, 96%, 72%)  Maya Blue
#74fcb2  rgb(116, 252, 178)  hsl(147, 96%, 72%)  Medium Spring Green
#b274fc  rgb(178, 116, 252)  hsl(267, 96%, 72%)  Floral Lavender