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#FFAC72

#ffac72 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffac72 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 67.45% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 55.29% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 24.68°, with 100% saturation and 72.35% 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 11.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.5198

Complementary

  1. #ffac72
  2. #72c5ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffac72
  2. #72fff2
  3. #727eff

Analogous

  1. #ff727e
  2. #ffac72
  3. #fff272

Triadic

  1. #ffac72
  2. #72ffac
  3. #ac72ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffac72
  2. #c5ff72
  3. #72c5ff
  4. #ac72ff

Square

  1. #ffac72
  2. #7eff72
  3. #72c5ff
  4. #f272ff

Monochromatic

  1. #d85900
  2. #ff7f25
  3. #ffac72
  4. #ffd9be
  5. #fff3eb

Shades

#ffac72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffac72
  2. #e69b67
  3. #cc8a5b
  4. #b37850
  5. #996744
  6. #805639
  7. #66452e
  8. #4d3422
  9. #332217
  10. #1a110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffac72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffac72
  2. #ffb480
  3. #ffbd8e
  4. #ffc59c
  5. #ffcdaa
  6. #ffd6b9
  7. #ffdec7
  8. #ffe6d5
  9. #ffeee3
  10. #fff7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffac72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffac72
  2. #f2a873
  3. #e6a375
  4. #d99f76
  5. #cc9a78
  6. #c09679
  7. #b3927a
  8. #a68d7c
  9. #99897d
  10. #8d847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbb8a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b46d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c672 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deb16f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8bc72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa28e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffac72 {
  color: #ffac72;
}
Background
.bg-ffac72 {
  background-color: #ffac72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffac72 {
  border: 2px solid #ffac72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffac72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 172 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffac72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffac72, #fff272);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffac72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 172 114 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.63 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.07 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.13 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 7.13 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.69 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.60 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 9.34 #00538d Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffac72  rgb(255, 172, 114)  hsl(25, 100%, 72%)  Sandy Brown
#72c5ff  rgb(114, 197, 255)  hsl(205, 100%, 72%)  Maya Blue
#72ffac  rgb(114, 255, 172)  hsl(145, 100%, 72%)  Medium Spring Green
#ac72ff  rgb(172, 114, 255)  hsl(265, 100%, 72%)  Medium Purple