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#FFA96D

#ffa96d ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffa96d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 66.27% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.73% magenta, 57.25% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 24.66°, with 100% saturation and 71.37% 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 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.5074

Complementary

  1. #ffa96d
  2. #6dc3ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffa96d
  2. #6dfff2
  3. #6d7aff

Analogous

  1. #ff6d7a
  2. #ffa96d
  3. #fff26d

Triadic

  1. #ffa96d
  2. #6dffa9
  3. #a96dff

Tetradic

  1. #ffa96d
  2. #c3ff6d
  3. #6dc3ff
  4. #a96dff

Square

  1. #ffa96d
  2. #7aff6d
  3. #6dc3ff
  4. #f26dff

Monochromatic

  1. #d35700
  2. #ff7c20
  3. #ffa96d
  4. #ffd6b9
  5. #fff3eb

Shades

#ffa96d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffa96d
  2. #e69862
  3. #cc8757
  4. #b3764c
  5. #996541
  6. #805537
  7. #66442c
  8. #4d3321
  9. #332216
  10. #1a110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffa96d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffa96d
  2. #ffb27c
  3. #ffba8a
  4. #ffc399
  5. #ffcba7
  6. #ffd4b6
  7. #ffddc5
  8. #ffe5d3
  9. #ffeee2
  10. #fff6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffa96d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffa96d
  2. #f2a56f
  3. #e6a171
  4. #d99d73
  5. #cc9975
  6. #c09577
  7. #b39078
  8. #a68c7a
  9. #99887c
  10. #8d847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dab5a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2b168 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c46d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff989b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddae6a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8ba6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9f8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffa96d {
  color: #ffa96d;
}
Background
.bg-ffa96d {
  background-color: #ffa96d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffa96d {
  border: 2px solid #ffa96d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffa96d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 169 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 100% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffa96d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffa96d, #fff26d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffa96d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 169 109 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.29 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.32 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.73 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.05 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.10 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.18 #ed872d Cadmium Orange ΔE 9.56 #005692 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffa96d  rgb(255, 169, 109)  hsl(25, 100%, 71%)  Sandy Brown
#6dc3ff  rgb(109, 195, 255)  hsl(205, 100%, 71%)  Maya Blue
#6dffa9  rgb(109, 255, 169)  hsl(145, 100%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green
#a96dff  rgb(169, 109, 255)  hsl(265, 100%, 71%)  Medium Purple