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#FFA259

#ffa259 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffa259 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.47% magenta, 65.1% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 26.39°, with 100% saturation and 67.45% 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 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.4782

Complementary

  1. #ffa259
  2. #59b6ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffa259
  2. #59fff5
  3. #5963ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5963
  2. #ffa259
  3. #fff559

Triadic

  1. #ffa259
  2. #59ffa2
  3. #a259ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffa259
  2. #b6ff59
  3. #59b6ff
  4. #a259ff

Square

  1. #ffa259
  2. #63ff59
  3. #59b6ff
  4. #f559ff

Monochromatic

  1. #bf5400
  2. #ff770c
  3. #ffa259
  4. #ffcda5
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#ffa259 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffa259
  2. #e69250
  3. #cc8247
  4. #b3713e
  5. #996135
  6. #80512d
  7. #664124
  8. #4d311b
  9. #332012
  10. #1a1009
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffa259 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffa259
  2. #ffab6a
  3. #ffb57a
  4. #ffbe8b
  5. #ffc79b
  6. #ffd1ac
  7. #ffdabd
  8. #ffe3cd
  9. #ffecde
  10. #fff6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffa259 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffa259
  2. #f29f5d
  3. #e69b61
  4. #d99865
  5. #cc9469
  6. #c0916d
  7. #b38e70
  8. #a68a74
  9. #998778
  10. #8d837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8b09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beab52 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4c059 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff8f91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dba855 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6b559 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff977f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffa259 {
  color: #ffa259;
}
Background
.bg-ffa259 {
  background-color: #ffa259;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffa259 {
  border: 2px solid #ffa259;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffa259;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 162 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffa259 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffa259, #fff559);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffa259 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 162 89 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.48 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.34 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.91 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.18 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 7.46 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.61 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.64 #005da6 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffa259  rgb(255, 162, 89)  hsl(26, 100%, 67%)  Sandy Brown
#59b6ff  rgb(89, 182, 255)  hsl(206, 100%, 67%)  Maya Blue
#59ffa2  rgb(89, 255, 162)  hsl(146, 100%, 67%)  Medium Spring Green
#a259ff  rgb(162, 89, 255)  hsl(266, 100%, 67%)  Medium Purple