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#FFAC74

#ffac74 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffac74 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 45.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 54.51% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 24.17°, with 100% saturation and 72.75% 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 11.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.5203

Complementary

  1. #ffac74
  2. #74c7ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffac74
  2. #74fff1
  3. #7482ff

Analogous

  1. #ff7482
  2. #ffac74
  3. #fff174

Triadic

  1. #ffac74
  2. #74ffac
  3. #ac74ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffac74
  2. #c7ff74
  3. #74c7ff
  4. #ac74ff

Square

  1. #ffac74
  2. #82ff74
  3. #74c7ff
  4. #f174ff

Monochromatic

  1. #da5800
  2. #ff7e28
  3. #ffac74
  4. #ffdac1
  5. #fff3eb

Shades

#ffac74 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffac74
  2. #e69b68
  3. #cc8a5d
  4. #b37851
  5. #996746
  6. #80563a
  7. #66452e
  8. #4d3423
  9. #332217
  10. #1a110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffac74 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffac74
  2. #ffb482
  3. #ffbd90
  4. #ffc59e
  5. #ffcdac
  6. #ffd6ba
  7. #ffdec7
  8. #ffe6d5
  9. #ffeee3
  10. #fff7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffac74 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffac74
  2. #f2a875
  3. #e6a376
  4. #d99f78
  5. #cc9a79
  6. #c0967a
  7. #b3927b
  8. #a68d7c
  9. #99897e
  10. #8d847f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcb8a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4b46f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c674 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deb171 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8bc74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa38f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffac74 {
  color: #ffac74;
}
Background
.bg-ffac74 {
  background-color: #ffac74;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffac74 {
  border: 2px solid #ffac74;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffac74;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 172 116;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 100% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffac74 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffac74, #fff174);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffac74 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 172 116 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.03 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.31 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.66 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.49 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 7.61 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.67 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 9.43 #00538b Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffac74  rgb(255, 172, 116)  hsl(24, 100%, 73%)  Sandy Brown
#74c7ff  rgb(116, 199, 255)  hsl(204, 100%, 73%)  Maya Blue
#74ffac  rgb(116, 255, 172)  hsl(144, 100%, 73%)  Medium Spring Green
#ac74ff  rgb(172, 116, 255)  hsl(264, 100%, 73%)  Medium Purple