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#FFA359

#ffa359 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffa359 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 63.92% green and 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.08% magenta, 65.1% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 26.75°, 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 10.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4818

Complementary

  1. #ffa359
  2. #59b5ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffa359
  2. #59fff6
  3. #5962ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5962
  2. #ffa359
  3. #fff659

Triadic

  1. #ffa359
  2. #59ffa3
  3. #a359ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffa359
  2. #b5ff59
  3. #59b5ff
  4. #a359ff

Square

  1. #ffa359
  2. #62ff59
  3. #59b5ff
  4. #f659ff

Monochromatic

  1. #bf5500
  2. #ff790c
  3. #ffa359
  4. #ffcda5
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#ffa359 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffa359
  2. #e69350
  3. #cc8247
  4. #b3723e
  5. #996235
  6. #80522d
  7. #664124
  8. #4d311b
  9. #332112
  10. #1a1009
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffa359 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffa359
  2. #ffac6a
  3. #ffb57a
  4. #ffbf8b
  5. #ffc89b
  6. #ffd1ac
  7. #ffdabd
  8. #ffe3cd
  9. #ffedde
  10. #fff6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffa359 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffa359
  2. #f2a05d
  3. #e69c61
  4. #d99965
  5. #cc9569
  6. #c0926d
  7. #b38e70
  8. #a68b74
  9. #998778
  10. #8d847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8b09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beac52 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4c159 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9092 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dba855 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7b659 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff987f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffa359 {
  color: #ffa359;
}
Background
.bg-ffa359 {
  background-color: #ffa359;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffa359 {
  border: 2px solid #ffa359;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffa359;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 163 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffa359 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffa359, #fff659);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffa359 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 163 89 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.31 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.01 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.72 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.33 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 7.46 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.51 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.75 #005ca6 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffa359  rgb(255, 163, 89)  hsl(27, 100%, 67%)  Sandy Brown
#59b5ff  rgb(89, 181, 255)  hsl(207, 100%, 67%)  Maya Blue
#59ffa3  rgb(89, 255, 163)  hsl(147, 100%, 67%)  Medium Spring Green
#a359ff  rgb(163, 89, 255)  hsl(267, 100%, 67%)  Medium Purple