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#FFA559

#ffa559 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffa559 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 34.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 65.1% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 27.47°, 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 10.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.4889

Complementary

  1. #ffa559
  2. #59b3ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffa559
  2. #59fff8
  3. #5960ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5960
  2. #ffa559
  3. #fff859

Triadic

  1. #ffa559
  2. #59ffa5
  3. #a559ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffa559
  2. #b3ff59
  3. #59b3ff
  4. #a559ff

Square

  1. #ffa559
  2. #60ff59
  3. #59b3ff
  4. #f859ff

Monochromatic

  1. #bf5700
  2. #ff7c0c
  3. #ffa559
  4. #ffcea5
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#ffa559 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffa559
  2. #e69550
  3. #cc8447
  4. #b3743e
  5. #996335
  6. #80532d
  7. #664224
  8. #4d321b
  9. #332112
  10. #1a1109
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffa559 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffa559
  2. #ffae6a
  3. #ffb77a
  4. #ffc08b
  5. #ffc99b
  6. #ffd2ac
  7. #ffdbbd
  8. #ffe4cd
  9. #ffedde
  10. #fff6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffa559 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffa559
  2. #f2a15d
  3. #e69e61
  4. #d99a65
  5. #cc9669
  6. #c0936d
  7. #b38f70
  8. #a68b74
  9. #998778
  10. #8d847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9b29c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0ad51 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c25a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9294 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcaa55 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7b759 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9a80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffa559 {
  color: #ffa559;
}
Background
.bg-ffa559 {
  background-color: #ffa559;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffa559 {
  border: 2px solid #ffa559;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffa559;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 165 89;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 100% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffa559 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffa559, #fff859);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffa559 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 165 89 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.16 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.41 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.40 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.99 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.32 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 7.53 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.68 #005aa6 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffa559  rgb(255, 165, 89)  hsl(27, 100%, 67%)  Sandy Brown
#59b3ff  rgb(89, 179, 255)  hsl(207, 100%, 67%)  Maya Blue
#59ffa5  rgb(89, 255, 165)  hsl(147, 100%, 67%)  Medium Spring Green
#a559ff  rgb(165, 89, 255)  hsl(267, 100%, 67%)  Medium Purple