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#FCB478

#fcb478 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fcb478 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 70.59% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.57% magenta, 52.38% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 27.27°, with 95.65% saturation and 72.94% 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 11.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.5469

Complementary

  1. #fcb478
  2. #78c0fc

Split complementary

  1. #fcb478
  2. #78fcf6
  3. #787efc

Analogous

  1. #fc787e
  2. #fcb478
  3. #fcf678

Triadic

  1. #fcb478
  2. #78fcb4
  3. #b478fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcb478
  2. #c0fc78
  3. #78c0fc
  4. #b478fc

Square

  1. #fcb478
  2. #7efc78
  3. #78c0fc
  4. #f678fc

Monochromatic

  1. #d66405
  2. #fa8a2d
  3. #fcb478
  4. #fedec3
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#fcb478 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcb478
  2. #e3a26c
  3. #ca9060
  4. #b07e54
  5. #976c48
  6. #7e5a3c
  7. #654830
  8. #4c3624
  9. #322418
  10. #19120c
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcb478 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcb478
  2. #fcbc86
  3. #fdc393
  4. #fdcba1
  5. #fdd2ae
  6. #fedabc
  7. #fee1c9
  8. #fee9d7
  9. #fef0e4
  10. #fff8f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcb478 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcb478
  2. #f0af79
  3. #e3aa7a
  4. #d7a47a
  5. #ca9f7b
  6. #be9a7c
  7. #b2957d
  8. #a5907e
  9. #998a7e
  10. #8c857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcbdaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #caba73 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbca79 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa5a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0b775 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9c178 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffab95 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcb478 {
  color: #fcb478;
}
Background
.bg-fcb478 {
  background-color: #fcb478;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcb478 {
  border: 2px solid #fcb478;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcb478;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 180 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 96% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcb478 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcb478, #fcf678);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcb478 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 180 120 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.14 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.50 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 6.71 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 7.00 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.57 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 7.87 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.88 #034b87 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#fcb478  rgb(252, 180, 120)  hsl(27, 96%, 73%)  Sandy Brown
#78c0fc  rgb(120, 192, 252)  hsl(207, 96%, 73%)  Maya Blue
#78fcb4  rgb(120, 252, 180)  hsl(147, 96%, 73%)  Medium Spring Green
#b478fc  rgb(180, 120, 252)  hsl(267, 96%, 73%)  Floral Lavender