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#FF994D

#ff994d ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ff994d 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 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 69.8% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 25.62°, with 100% saturation and 65.1% 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 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4458

Complementary

  1. #ff994d
  2. #4db3ff

Split complementary

  1. #ff994d
  2. #4dfff2
  3. #4d5aff

Analogous

  1. #ff4d5a
  2. #ff994d
  3. #fff24d

Triadic

  1. #ff994d
  2. #4dff99
  3. #994dff

Tetradic

  1. #ff994d
  2. #b3ff4d
  3. #4db3ff
  4. #994dff

Square

  1. #ff994d
  2. #5aff4d
  3. #4db3ff
  4. #f24dff

Monochromatic

  1. #b34c00
  2. #ff6d01
  3. #ff994d
  4. #ffc59a
  5. #fff1e6

Shades

#ff994d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff994d
  2. #e68a45
  3. #cc7a3e
  4. #b36b36
  5. #995c2e
  6. #804d27
  7. #663d1f
  8. #4d2e17
  9. #331f0f
  10. #1a0f08
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff994d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff994d
  2. #ffa35f
  3. #ffad71
  4. #ffb882
  5. #ffc294
  6. #ffcca6
  7. #ffd6b8
  8. #ffe0ca
  9. #ffebdb
  10. #fff5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff994d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff994d
  2. #f29752
  3. #e69457
  4. #d9925c
  5. #cc8f61
  6. #c08d67
  7. #b38a6c
  8. #a68871
  9. #998576
  10. #8d837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5a994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a445 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfbb4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8488 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8a048 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4af4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8d75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff994d {
  color: #ff994d;
}
Background
.bg-ff994d {
  background-color: #ff994d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff994d {
  border: 2px solid #ff994d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff994d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 153 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff994d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff994d, #fff24d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff994d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 153 77 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.28 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.37 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.49 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.24 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 7.09 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.22 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 7.22 #0066b2 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ff994d  rgb(255, 153, 77)  hsl(26, 100%, 65%)  Sandy Brown
#4db3ff  rgb(77, 179, 255)  hsl(206, 100%, 65%)  Maya Blue
#4dff99  rgb(77, 255, 153)  hsl(146, 100%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#994dff  rgb(153, 77, 255)  hsl(266, 100%, 65%)  Electric Purple