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#FFAA6A

#ffaa6a ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffaa6a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 66.67% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 58.43% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 25.77°, with 100% saturation and 70.78% 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 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.6.

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Relative luminance0.5105

Complementary

  1. #ffaa6a
  2. #6abfff

Split complementary

  1. #ffaa6a
  2. #6afff4
  3. #6a74ff

Analogous

  1. #ff6a74
  2. #ffaa6a
  3. #fff46a

Triadic

  1. #ffaa6a
  2. #6affaa
  3. #aa6aff

Tetradic

  1. #ffaa6a
  2. #bfff6a
  3. #6abfff
  4. #aa6aff

Square

  1. #ffaa6a
  2. #74ff6a
  3. #6abfff
  4. #f46aff

Monochromatic

  1. #d05900
  2. #ff7e1d
  3. #ffaa6a
  4. #ffd6b6
  5. #fff3eb

Shades

#ffaa6a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffaa6a
  2. #e6995f
  3. #cc8855
  4. #b3774a
  5. #996640
  6. #805535
  7. #66442a
  8. #4d3320
  9. #332215
  10. #1a110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffaa6a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffaa6a
  2. #ffb379
  3. #ffbb88
  4. #ffc497
  5. #ffcca6
  6. #ffd5b5
  7. #ffddc3
  8. #ffe6d2
  9. #ffeee1
  10. #fff7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffaa6a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffaa6a
  2. #f2a66c
  3. #e6a26e
  4. #d99d71
  5. #cc9973
  6. #c09575
  7. #b39177
  8. #a68d79
  9. #99887c
  10. #8d847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbb6a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b264 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c56a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff999b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deaf67 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8bb6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa08a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffaa6a {
  color: #ffaa6a;
}
Background
.bg-ffaa6a {
  background-color: #ffaa6a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffaa6a {
  border: 2px solid #ffaa6a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffaa6a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 170 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 100% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffaa6a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffaa6a, #fff46a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffaa6a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 170 106 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.60 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.77 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.85 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 8.15 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.29 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.50 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 8.64 #005595 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffaa6a  rgb(255, 170, 106)  hsl(26, 100%, 71%)  Sandy Brown
#6abfff  rgb(106, 191, 255)  hsl(206, 100%, 71%)  Maya Blue
#6affaa  rgb(106, 255, 170)  hsl(146, 100%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa6aff  rgb(170, 106, 255)  hsl(266, 100%, 71%)  Medium Purple