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#FFA252

#ffa252 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffa252 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 63.53% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.47% magenta, 67.84% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 27.75°, with 100% saturation and 66.08% 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 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4771

Complementary

  1. #ffa252
  2. #52afff

Split complementary

  1. #ffa252
  2. #52fff9
  3. #5258ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5258
  2. #ffa252
  3. #fff952

Triadic

  1. #ffa252
  2. #52ffa2
  3. #a252ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffa252
  2. #afff52
  3. #52afff
  4. #a252ff

Square

  1. #ffa252
  2. #58ff52
  3. #52afff
  4. #f952ff

Monochromatic

  1. #b85500
  2. #ff7906
  3. #ffa252
  4. #ffcb9f
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#ffa252 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffa252
  2. #e6924a
  3. #cc8242
  4. #b37139
  5. #996131
  6. #805129
  7. #664121
  8. #4d3119
  9. #332010
  10. #1a1008
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffa252 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffa252
  2. #ffab63
  3. #ffb575
  4. #ffbe86
  5. #ffc797
  6. #ffd1a9
  7. #ffdaba
  8. #ffe3cb
  9. #ffecdc
  10. #fff6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffa252 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffa252
  2. #f29f57
  3. #e69b5b
  4. #d99860
  5. #cc9464
  6. #c09169
  7. #b38e6e
  8. #a68a72
  9. #998777
  10. #8d837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8af99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beab49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4c053 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8e90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dba74d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7b552 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff967c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffa252 {
  color: #ffa252;
}
Background
.bg-ffa252 {
  background-color: #ffa252;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffa252 {
  border: 2px solid #ffa252;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffa252;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 162 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 100% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffa252 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffa252, #fff952);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffa252 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 162 82 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.66 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 2.93 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 6.58 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 6.61 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 6.93 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.94 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.96 #005dad Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffa252  rgb(255, 162, 82)  hsl(28, 100%, 66%)  Sandy Brown
#52afff  rgb(82, 175, 255)  hsl(208, 100%, 66%)  Maya Blue
#52ffa2  rgb(82, 255, 162)  hsl(148, 100%, 66%)  Medium Spring Green
#a252ff  rgb(162, 82, 255)  hsl(268, 100%, 66%)  Electric Purple