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#FFA55E

#ffa55e ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffa55e 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 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.29% magenta, 63.14% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 26.46°, with 100% saturation and 68.43% 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 10.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.14.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4898

Complementary

  1. #ffa55e
  2. #5eb8ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffa55e
  2. #5efff6
  3. #5e67ff

Analogous

  1. #ff5e67
  2. #ffa55e
  3. #fff65e

Triadic

  1. #ffa55e
  2. #5effa5
  3. #a55eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffa55e
  2. #b8ff5e
  3. #5eb8ff
  4. #a55eff

Square

  1. #ffa55e
  2. #67ff5e
  3. #5eb8ff
  4. #f65eff

Monochromatic

  1. #c45600
  2. #ff7a11
  3. #ffa55e
  4. #ffd0aa
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#ffa55e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffa55e
  2. #e69555
  3. #cc844b
  4. #b37442
  5. #996338
  6. #80532f
  7. #664226
  8. #4d321c
  9. #332113
  10. #1a1109
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffa55e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffa55e
  2. #ffae6e
  3. #ffb77e
  4. #ffc08e
  5. #ffc99e
  6. #ffd2af
  7. #ffdbbf
  8. #ffe4cf
  9. #ffeddf
  10. #fff6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffa55e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffa55e
  2. #f2a161
  3. #e69e65
  4. #d99a68
  5. #cc966c
  6. #c0936f
  7. #b38f72
  8. #a68b76
  9. #998779
  10. #8d847d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9b29d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0ae57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c25e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9295 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcaa5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7b75e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9a82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffa55e {
  color: #ffa55e;
}
Background
.bg-ffa55e {
  background-color: #ffa55e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffa55e {
  border: 2px solid #ffa55e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffa55e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 165 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 100% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffa55e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffa55e, #fff65e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffa55e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 165 94 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.14 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 4.46 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.40 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.83 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 7.89 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.97 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.09 #005aa1 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffa55e  rgb(255, 165, 94)  hsl(26, 100%, 68%)  Sandy Brown
#5eb8ff  rgb(94, 184, 255)  hsl(206, 100%, 68%)  Maya Blue
#5effa5  rgb(94, 255, 165)  hsl(146, 100%, 68%)  Medium Spring Green
#a55eff  rgb(165, 94, 255)  hsl(266, 100%, 68%)  Medium Purple