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#FFB16E

#ffb16e ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffb16e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 69.41% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 56.86% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 27.72°, with 100% saturation and 71.57% 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 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.5383

Complementary

  1. #ffb16e
  2. #6ebcff

Split complementary

  1. #ffb16e
  2. #6efff9
  3. #6e74ff

Analogous

  1. #ff6e74
  2. #ffb16e
  3. #fff96e

Triadic

  1. #ffb16e
  2. #6effb1
  3. #b16eff

Tetradic

  1. #ffb16e
  2. #bcff6e
  3. #6ebcff
  4. #b16eff

Square

  1. #ffb16e
  2. #74ff6e
  3. #6ebcff
  4. #f96eff

Monochromatic

  1. #d46200
  2. #ff8822
  3. #ffb16e
  4. #ffdabb
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#ffb16e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffb16e
  2. #e69f63
  3. #cc8e58
  4. #b37c4d
  5. #996a42
  6. #805937
  7. #66472c
  8. #4d3521
  9. #332316
  10. #1a120b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffb16e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffb16e
  2. #ffb97d
  3. #ffc18b
  4. #ffc89a
  5. #ffd0a8
  6. #ffd8b7
  7. #ffe0c5
  8. #ffe8d4
  9. #ffefe2
  10. #fff7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffb16e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffb16e
  2. #f2ac70
  3. #e6a772
  4. #d9a273
  5. #cc9d75
  6. #c09977
  7. #b39479
  8. #a68f7b
  9. #998a7c
  10. #8d857e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddbba7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b768 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc96f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa0a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1b56b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac06e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa78f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffb16e {
  color: #ffb16e;
}
Background
.bg-ffb16e {
  background-color: #ffb16e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffb16e {
  border: 2px solid #ffb16e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffb16e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 177 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffb16e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffb16e, #fff96e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffb16e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 177 110 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.26 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.97 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.50 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.09 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.55 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.69 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 7.93 #004e91 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffb16e  rgb(255, 177, 110)  hsl(28, 100%, 72%)  Sandy Brown
#6ebcff  rgb(110, 188, 255)  hsl(208, 100%, 72%)  Maya Blue
#6effb1  rgb(110, 255, 177)  hsl(148, 100%, 72%)  Medium Spring Green
#b16eff  rgb(177, 110, 255)  hsl(268, 100%, 72%)  Medium Purple