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#FFAF6D

#ffaf6d ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffaf6d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 68.63% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.37% magenta, 57.25% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 27.12°, with 100% saturation and 71.37% 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 11.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.5302

Complementary

  1. #ffaf6d
  2. #6dbdff

Split complementary

  1. #ffaf6d
  2. #6dfff8
  3. #6d74ff

Analogous

  1. #ff6d74
  2. #ffaf6d
  3. #fff86d

Triadic

  1. #ffaf6d
  2. #6dffaf
  3. #af6dff

Tetradic

  1. #ffaf6d
  2. #bdff6d
  3. #6dbdff
  4. #af6dff

Square

  1. #ffaf6d
  2. #74ff6d
  3. #6dbdff
  4. #f86dff

Monochromatic

  1. #d35f00
  2. #ff8520
  3. #ffaf6d
  4. #ffd9b9
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#ffaf6d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffaf6d
  2. #e69e62
  3. #cc8c57
  4. #b37b4c
  5. #996941
  6. #805837
  7. #66462c
  8. #4d3521
  9. #332316
  10. #1a120b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffaf6d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffaf6d
  2. #ffb77c
  3. #ffbf8a
  4. #ffc799
  5. #ffcfa7
  6. #ffd7b6
  7. #ffdfc5
  8. #ffe7d3
  9. #ffefe2
  10. #fff7f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffaf6d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffaf6d
  2. #f2aa6f
  3. #e6a671
  4. #d9a173
  5. #cc9c75
  6. #c09877
  7. #b39378
  8. #a68e7a
  9. #99897c
  10. #8d857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcbaa6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b667 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac86e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0b36a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eabe6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa58e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffaf6d {
  color: #ffaf6d;
}
Background
.bg-ffaf6d {
  background-color: #ffaf6d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffaf6d {
  border: 2px solid #ffaf6d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffaf6d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 175 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 100% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffaf6d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffaf6d, #fff86d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffaf6d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 175 109 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 2.89 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.14 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.49 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.51 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.94 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 8.22 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 8.43 #005092 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffaf6d  rgb(255, 175, 109)  hsl(27, 100%, 71%)  Sandy Brown
#6dbdff  rgb(109, 189, 255)  hsl(207, 100%, 71%)  Maya Blue
#6dffaf  rgb(109, 255, 175)  hsl(147, 100%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green
#af6dff  rgb(175, 109, 255)  hsl(267, 100%, 71%)  Medium Purple