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#FDA159

#fda159 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fda159 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 63.14% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.36% magenta, 64.82% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 26.34°, with 97.62% saturation and 67.06% 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 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.4709

Complementary

  1. #fda159
  2. #59b5fd

Split complementary

  1. #fda159
  2. #59fdf3
  3. #5963fd

Analogous

  1. #fd5963
  2. #fda159
  3. #fdf359

Triadic

  1. #fda159
  2. #59fda1
  3. #a159fd

Tetradic

  1. #fda159
  2. #b5fd59
  3. #59b5fd
  4. #a159fd

Square

  1. #fda159
  2. #63fd59
  3. #59b5fd
  4. #f359fd

Monochromatic

  1. #bb5302
  2. #fc760d
  3. #fda159
  4. #fecca5
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#fda159 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fda159
  2. #e49150
  3. #ca8147
  4. #b1713e
  5. #986135
  6. #7f512d
  7. #654024
  8. #4c301b
  9. #332012
  10. #191009
  11. #000000

Tints

#fda159 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fda159
  2. #fdaa6a
  3. #fdb47a
  4. #febd8b
  5. #fec79b
  6. #fed0ac
  7. #fed9bd
  8. #fee3cd
  9. #ffecde
  10. #fff6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fda159 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fda159
  2. #f19e5d
  3. #e49a61
  4. #d89765
  5. #cb9469
  6. #bf916d
  7. #b28d70
  8. #a68a74
  9. #998778
  10. #8d837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6ae9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcaa52 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bf59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8e91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9a755 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5b459 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff967e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fda159 {
  color: #fda159;
}
Background
.bg-fda159 {
  background-color: #fda159;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fda159 {
  border: 2px solid #fda159;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fda159;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 161 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 98% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fda159 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fda159, #fdf359);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fda159 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 161 89 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.30 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.46 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.76 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 6.95 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.22 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 7.44 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.52 #025ea6 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#fda159  rgb(253, 161, 89)  hsl(26, 98%, 67%)  Sandy Brown
#59b5fd  rgb(89, 181, 253)  hsl(206, 98%, 67%)  Maya Blue
#59fda1  rgb(89, 253, 161)  hsl(146, 98%, 67%)  Medium Spring Green
#a159fd  rgb(161, 89, 253)  hsl(266, 98%, 67%)  Medium Purple