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#FFAE73

#ffae73 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffae73 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 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 54.9% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 25.29°, with 100% saturation and 72.55% 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 11.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 3.53.

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Relative luminance0.5277

Complementary

  1. #ffae73
  2. #73c4ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffae73
  2. #73fff4
  3. #737eff

Analogous

  1. #ff737e
  2. #ffae73
  3. #fff473

Triadic

  1. #ffae73
  2. #73ffae
  3. #ae73ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffae73
  2. #c4ff73
  3. #73c4ff
  4. #ae73ff

Square

  1. #ffae73
  2. #7eff73
  3. #73c4ff
  4. #f473ff

Monochromatic

  1. #d95b00
  2. #ff8227
  3. #ffae73
  4. #ffdac0
  5. #fff3eb

Shades

#ffae73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffae73
  2. #e69d68
  3. #cc8b5c
  4. #b37a51
  5. #996845
  6. #80573a
  7. #66462e
  8. #4d3423
  9. #332317
  10. #1a110c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffae73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffae73
  2. #ffb681
  3. #ffbe8f
  4. #ffc69d
  5. #ffceab
  6. #ffd7b9
  7. #ffdfc7
  8. #ffe7d5
  9. #ffefe3
  10. #fff7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffae73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffae73
  2. #f2a974
  3. #e6a576
  4. #d9a077
  5. #cc9c78
  6. #c0977a
  7. #b3927b
  8. #a68e7c
  9. #99897d
  10. #8d857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcb9a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6b56e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c773 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9ea0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfb270 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9be73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa590 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffae73 {
  color: #ffae73;
}
Background
.bg-ffae73 {
  background-color: #ffae73;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffae73 {
  border: 2px solid #ffae73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffae73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 174 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 100% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffae73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffae73, #fff473);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffae73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 174 115 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.53 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.70 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.90 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.71 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.76 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 8.75 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.87 #00518c Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffae73  rgb(255, 174, 115)  hsl(25, 100%, 73%)  Sandy Brown
#73c4ff  rgb(115, 196, 255)  hsl(205, 100%, 73%)  Maya Blue
#73ffae  rgb(115, 255, 174)  hsl(145, 100%, 73%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae73ff  rgb(174, 115, 255)  hsl(265, 100%, 73%)  Medium Purple