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#FFAA6B

#ffaa6b ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffaa6b 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 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 58.04% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 25.54°, with 100% saturation and 70.98% 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 2.74.

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Relative luminance0.5107

Complementary

  1. #ffaa6b
  2. #6bc0ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffaa6b
  2. #6bfff4
  3. #6b76ff

Analogous

  1. #ff6b76
  2. #ffaa6b
  3. #fff46b

Triadic

  1. #ffaa6b
  2. #6bffaa
  3. #aa6bff

Tetradic

  1. #ffaa6b
  2. #c0ff6b
  3. #6bc0ff
  4. #aa6bff

Square

  1. #ffaa6b
  2. #76ff6b
  3. #6bc0ff
  4. #f46bff

Monochromatic

  1. #d15900
  2. #ff7e1e
  3. #ffaa6b
  4. #ffd6b7
  5. #fff3eb

Shades

#ffaa6b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffaa6b
  2. #e69960
  3. #cc8856
  4. #b3774b
  5. #996640
  6. #805536
  7. #66442b
  8. #4d3320
  9. #332215
  10. #1a110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffaa6b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffaa6b
  2. #ffb37a
  3. #ffbb89
  4. #ffc497
  5. #ffcca6
  6. #ffd5b5
  7. #ffddc4
  8. #ffe6d3
  9. #ffeee1
  10. #fff7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffaa6b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffaa6b
  2. #f2a66d
  3. #e6a26f
  4. #d99d71
  5. #cc9973
  6. #c09576
  7. #b39178
  8. #a68d7a
  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 #c3b265 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c56b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff999b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deaf68 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8bb6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa08a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffaa6b {
  color: #ffaa6b;
}
Background
.bg-ffaa6b {
  background-color: #ffaa6b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffaa6b {
  border: 2px solid #ffaa6b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffaa6b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 170 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 26 100% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffaa6b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffaa6b, #fff46b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffaa6b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 170 107 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.74 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.91 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.00 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.92 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.28 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.38 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 8.87 #005594 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffaa6b  rgb(255, 170, 107)  hsl(26, 100%, 71%)  Sandy Brown
#6bc0ff  rgb(107, 192, 255)  hsl(206, 100%, 71%)  Maya Blue
#6bffaa  rgb(107, 255, 170)  hsl(146, 100%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green
#aa6bff  rgb(170, 107, 255)  hsl(266, 100%, 71%)  Medium Purple