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#FFA55A

#ffa55a ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffa55a 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 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 64.71% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 27.27°, with 100% saturation and 67.65% 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 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.4891

Complementary

  1. #ffa55a
  2. #5ab4ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffa55a
  2. #5afff7
  3. #5a62ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5a62
  2. #ffa55a
  3. #fff75a

Triadic

  1. #ffa55a
  2. #5affa5
  3. #a55aff

Tetradic

  1. #ffa55a
  2. #b4ff5a
  3. #5ab4ff
  4. #a55aff

Square

  1. #ffa55a
  2. #62ff5a
  3. #5ab4ff
  4. #f75aff

Monochromatic

  1. #c05700
  2. #ff7b0e
  3. #ffa55a
  4. #ffcfa7
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#ffa55a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffa55a
  2. #e69551
  3. #cc8448
  4. #b3743f
  5. #996336
  6. #80532d
  7. #664224
  8. #4d321b
  9. #332112
  10. #1a1109
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffa55a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffa55a
  2. #ffae6b
  3. #ffb77b
  4. #ffc08c
  5. #ffc99c
  6. #ffd2ad
  7. #ffdbbd
  8. #ffe4ce
  9. #ffedde
  10. #fff6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffa55a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffa55a
  2. #f2a15e
  3. #e69e62
  4. #d99a65
  5. #cc9669
  6. #c0936d
  7. #b38f71
  8. #a68b75
  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 #c0ad53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c25a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9294 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcaa56 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7b75a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9a81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffa55a {
  color: #ffa55a;
}
Background
.bg-ffa55a {
  background-color: #ffa55a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffa55a {
  border: 2px solid #ffa55a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffa55a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 165 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 100% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffa55a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffa55a, #fff75a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffa55a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 165 90 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.12 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 3.62 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.39 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.18 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.46 #ff8c00 Dark Orange ΔE 7.64 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.71 #005aa5 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffa55a  rgb(255, 165, 90)  hsl(27, 100%, 68%)  Sandy Brown
#5ab4ff  rgb(90, 180, 255)  hsl(207, 100%, 68%)  Maya Blue
#5affa5  rgb(90, 255, 165)  hsl(147, 100%, 68%)  Medium Spring Green
#a55aff  rgb(165, 90, 255)  hsl(267, 100%, 68%)  Medium Purple