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#FFA557

#ffa557 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffa557 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 64.71% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 65.88% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 27.86°, with 100% saturation and 67.06% 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 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.4886

Complementary

  1. #ffa557
  2. #57b1ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffa557
  2. #57fff9
  3. #575dff

Analogous

  1. #ff575d
  2. #ffa557
  3. #fff957

Triadic

  1. #ffa557
  2. #57ffa5
  3. #a557ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffa557
  2. #b1ff57
  3. #57b1ff
  4. #a557ff

Square

  1. #ffa557
  2. #5dff57
  3. #57b1ff
  4. #f957ff

Monochromatic

  1. #bd5800
  2. #ff7c0b
  3. #ffa557
  4. #ffcea4
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#ffa557 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffa557
  2. #e6954e
  3. #cc8446
  4. #b3743d
  5. #996334
  6. #80532c
  7. #664223
  8. #4d321a
  9. #332111
  10. #1a1109
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffa557 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffa557
  2. #ffae68
  3. #ffb779
  4. #ffc089
  5. #ffc99a
  6. #ffd2ab
  7. #ffdbbc
  8. #ffe4cd
  9. #ffeddd
  10. #fff6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffa557 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffa557
  2. #f2a15b
  3. #e69e5f
  4. #d99a63
  5. #cc9667
  6. #c0936c
  7. #b38f70
  8. #a68b74
  9. #998778
  10. #8d847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9b29c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0ad4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c258 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcaa52 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7b757 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9a80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffa557 {
  color: #ffa557;
}
Background
.bg-ffa557 {
  background-color: #ffa557;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffa557 {
  border: 2px solid #ffa557;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffa557;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 165 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffa557 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffa557, #fff957);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffa557 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 165 87 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.30 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.02 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.44 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.62 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.05 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 7.33 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.64 #005aa8 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffa557  rgb(255, 165, 87)  hsl(28, 100%, 67%)  Sandy Brown
#57b1ff  rgb(87, 177, 255)  hsl(208, 100%, 67%)  Maya Blue
#57ffa5  rgb(87, 255, 165)  hsl(148, 100%, 67%)  Medium Spring Green
#a557ff  rgb(165, 87, 255)  hsl(268, 100%, 67%)  Medium Purple