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#FFA04F

#ffa04f ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffa04f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 62.75% green and 30.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.25% magenta, 69.02% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 27.61°, 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 10.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.4697

Complementary

  1. #ffa04f
  2. #4faeff

Split complementary

  1. #ffa04f
  2. #4ffff8
  3. #4f56ff

Analogous

  1. #ff4f56
  2. #ffa04f
  3. #fff84f

Triadic

  1. #ffa04f
  2. #4fffa0
  3. #a04fff

Tetradic

  1. #ffa04f
  2. #aeff4f
  3. #4faeff
  4. #a04fff

Square

  1. #ffa04f
  2. #56ff4f
  3. #4faeff
  4. #f84fff

Monochromatic

  1. #b55300
  2. #ff7702
  3. #ffa04f
  4. #ffc99b
  5. #fff3e8

Shades

#ffa04f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffa04f
  2. #e69047
  3. #cc803f
  4. #b37037
  5. #99602f
  6. #805028
  7. #664020
  8. #4d3018
  9. #332010
  10. #1a1008
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffa04f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffa04f
  2. #ffaa61
  3. #ffb372
  4. #ffbd84
  5. #ffc695
  6. #ffd0a7
  7. #ffd9b9
  8. #ffe3ca
  9. #ffecdc
  10. #fff6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffa04f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffa04f
  2. #f29d54
  3. #e69a59
  4. #d9965e
  5. #cc9363
  6. #c09068
  7. #b38d6c
  8. #a68a71
  9. #998676
  10. #8d837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7ae98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bda946 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bf4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8c8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #daa64a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6b34f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff947a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffa04f {
  color: #ffa04f;
}
Background
.bg-ffa04f {
  background-color: #ffa04f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffa04f {
  border: 2px solid #ffa04f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffa04f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 160 79;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 100% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffa04f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffa04f, #fff84f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffa04f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 160 79 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.97 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.06 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.20 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.35 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 6.48 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.25 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 7.33 #005fb0 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffa04f  rgb(255, 160, 79)  hsl(28, 100%, 65%)  Sandy Brown
#4faeff  rgb(79, 174, 255)  hsl(208, 100%, 65%)  Iceberg
#4fffa0  rgb(79, 255, 160)  hsl(148, 100%, 65%)  Medium Spring Green
#a04fff  rgb(160, 79, 255)  hsl(268, 100%, 65%)  Electric Purple