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#FFAE6A

#ffae6a ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffae6a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 68.24% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 58.43% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 27.38°, 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 11.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.5257

Complementary

  1. #ffae6a
  2. #6abbff

Split complementary

  1. #ffae6a
  2. #6afff8
  3. #6a70ff

Analogous

  1. #ff6a70
  2. #ffae6a
  3. #fff86a

Triadic

  1. #ffae6a
  2. #6affae
  3. #ae6aff

Tetradic

  1. #ffae6a
  2. #bbff6a
  3. #6abbff
  4. #ae6aff

Square

  1. #ffae6a
  2. #70ff6a
  3. #6abbff
  4. #f86aff

Monochromatic

  1. #d05f00
  2. #ff841d
  3. #ffae6a
  4. #ffd8b6
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#ffae6a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffae6a
  2. #e69d5f
  3. #cc8b55
  4. #b37a4a
  5. #996840
  6. #805735
  7. #66462a
  8. #4d3420
  9. #332315
  10. #1a110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffae6a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffae6a
  2. #ffb679
  3. #ffbe88
  4. #ffc697
  5. #ffcea6
  6. #ffd7b5
  7. #ffdfc3
  8. #ffe7d2
  9. #ffefe1
  10. #fff7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffae6a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffae6a
  2. #f2a96c
  3. #e6a56e
  4. #d9a071
  5. #cc9c73
  6. #c09775
  7. #b39277
  8. #a68e79
  9. #99897c
  10. #8d857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcb9a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b564 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac76b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9d9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfb266 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eabe6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa48c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffae6a {
  color: #ffae6a;
}
Background
.bg-ffae6a {
  background-color: #ffae6a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffae6a {
  border: 2px solid #ffae6a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffae6a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 174 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 100% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffae6a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffae6a, #fff86a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffae6a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 174 106 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.66 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.05 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.19 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.17 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.75 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.94 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 8.74 #005195 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffae6a  rgb(255, 174, 106)  hsl(27, 100%, 71%)  Sandy Brown
#6abbff  rgb(106, 187, 255)  hsl(207, 100%, 71%)  Maya Blue
#6affae  rgb(106, 255, 174)  hsl(147, 100%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae6aff  rgb(174, 106, 255)  hsl(267, 100%, 71%)  Medium Purple