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#FF9947

#ff9947 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ff9947 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 60% green and 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 72.16% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 26.74°, with 100% saturation and 63.92% 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 4.27.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.445

Complementary

  1. #ff9947
  2. #47adff

Split complementary

  1. #ff9947
  2. #47fff5
  3. #4751ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4751
  2. #ff9947
  3. #fff547

Triadic

  1. #ff9947
  2. #47ff99
  3. #9947ff

Tetradic

  1. #ff9947
  2. #adff47
  3. #47adff
  4. #9947ff

Square

  1. #ff9947
  2. #51ff47
  3. #47adff
  4. #f547ff

Monochromatic

  1. #ad4d00
  2. #f96f00
  3. #ff9947
  4. #ffc393
  5. #ffeee0

Shades

#ff9947 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff9947
  2. #e68a40
  3. #cc7a39
  4. #b36b32
  5. #995c2b
  6. #804d24
  7. #663d1c
  8. #4d2e15
  9. #331f0e
  10. #1a0f07
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff9947 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff9947
  2. #ffa359
  3. #ffad6c
  4. #ffb87e
  5. #ffc291
  6. #ffcca3
  7. #ffd6b5
  8. #ffe0c8
  9. #ffebda
  10. #fff5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff9947 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff9947
  2. #f2974d
  3. #e69452
  4. #d99258
  5. #cc8f5e
  6. #c08d64
  7. #b38a69
  8. #a6886f
  9. #998575
  10. #8d837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5a993 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a43d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfbb47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8387 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8a041 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4ae47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8c73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff9947 {
  color: #ff9947;
}
Background
.bg-ff9947 {
  background-color: #ff9947;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff9947 {
  border: 2px solid #ff9947;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff9947;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 153 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff9947 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff9947, #fff547);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff9947 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 153 71 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.27 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.42 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.12 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 5.29 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.28 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 6.46 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.51 #0066b8 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ff9947  rgb(255, 153, 71)  hsl(27, 100%, 64%)  Sandy Brown
#47adff  rgb(71, 173, 255)  hsl(207, 100%, 64%)  Carolina Blue
#47ff99  rgb(71, 255, 153)  hsl(147, 100%, 64%)  Medium Spring Green
#9947ff  rgb(153, 71, 255)  hsl(267, 100%, 64%)  Vivid Violet