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#FF994F

#ff994f ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ff994f 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 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 69.02% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 25.23°, with 100% saturation and 65.49% 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 4.35.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4461

Complementary

  1. #ff994f
  2. #4fb5ff

Split complementary

  1. #ff994f
  2. #4ffff1
  3. #4f5dff

Analogous

  1. #ff4f5d
  2. #ff994f
  3. #fff14f

Triadic

  1. #ff994f
  2. #4fff99
  3. #994fff

Tetradic

  1. #ff994f
  2. #b5ff4f
  3. #4fb5ff
  4. #994fff

Square

  1. #ff994f
  2. #5dff4f
  3. #4fb5ff
  4. #f14fff

Monochromatic

  1. #b54c00
  2. #ff6d02
  3. #ff994f
  4. #ffc59b
  5. #fff2e8

Shades

#ff994f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ff994f
  2. #e68a47
  3. #cc7a3f
  4. #b36b37
  5. #995c2f
  6. #804d28
  7. #663d20
  8. #4d2e18
  9. #331f10
  10. #1a0f08
  11. #000000

Tints

#ff994f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ff994f
  2. #ffa361
  3. #ffad72
  4. #ffb884
  5. #ffc295
  6. #ffcca7
  7. #ffd6b9
  8. #ffe0ca
  9. #ffebdc
  10. #fff5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ff994f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ff994f
  2. #f29754
  3. #e69459
  4. #d9925e
  5. #cc8f63
  6. #c08d68
  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 #d5a995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a447 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfbb4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8489 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7a04a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4af4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8d76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ff994f {
  color: #ff994f;
}
Background
.bg-ff994f {
  background-color: #ff994f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ff994f {
  border: 2px solid #ff994f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ff994f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 153 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ff994f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ff994f, #fff14f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ff994f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 153 79 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.35 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 5.68 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.72 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.59 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.84 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.16 #f28500 Tangerine ΔE 7.52 #0066b0 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ff994f  rgb(255, 153, 79)  hsl(25, 100%, 65%)  Sandy Brown
#4fb5ff  rgb(79, 181, 255)  hsl(205, 100%, 65%)  Maya Blue
#4fff99  rgb(79, 255, 153)  hsl(145, 100%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#994fff  rgb(153, 79, 255)  hsl(265, 100%, 65%)  Electric Purple