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#FFB16F

#ffb16f ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffb16f 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 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 56.47% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 27.5°, with 100% saturation and 71.76% 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 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.5385

Complementary

  1. #ffb16f
  2. #6fbdff

Split complementary

  1. #ffb16f
  2. #6ffff9
  3. #6f75ff

Analogous

  1. #ff6f75
  2. #ffb16f
  3. #fff96f

Triadic

  1. #ffb16f
  2. #6fffb1
  3. #b16fff

Tetradic

  1. #ffb16f
  2. #bdff6f
  3. #6fbdff
  4. #b16fff

Square

  1. #ffb16f
  2. #75ff6f
  3. #6fbdff
  4. #f96fff

Monochromatic

  1. #d56200
  2. #ff8822
  3. #ffb16f
  4. #ffdabb
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#ffb16f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffb16f
  2. #e69f64
  3. #cc8e59
  4. #b37c4e
  5. #996a43
  6. #805938
  7. #66472c
  8. #4d3521
  9. #332316
  10. #1a120b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffb16f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffb16f
  2. #ffb97d
  3. #ffc18c
  4. #ffc89a
  5. #ffd0a9
  6. #ffd8b7
  7. #ffe0c5
  8. #ffe8d4
  9. #ffefe2
  10. #fff7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffb16f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffb16f
  2. #f2ac71
  3. #e6a772
  4. #d9a274
  5. #cc9d76
  6. #c09978
  7. #b39479
  8. #a68f7b
  9. #998a7d
  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 #c9b769 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc970 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa1a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1b56c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac06f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa790 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffb16f {
  color: #ffb16f;
}
Background
.bg-ffb16f {
  background-color: #ffb16f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffb16f {
  border: 2px solid #ffb16f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffb16f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 177 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffb16f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffb16f, #fff96f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffb16f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 177 111 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.27 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.99 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 5.66 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.32 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.71 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 7.90 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.92 #004e90 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffb16f  rgb(255, 177, 111)  hsl(28, 100%, 72%)  Sandy Brown
#6fbdff  rgb(111, 189, 255)  hsl(208, 100%, 72%)  Maya Blue
#6fffb1  rgb(111, 255, 177)  hsl(148, 100%, 72%)  Medium Spring Green
#b16fff  rgb(177, 111, 255)  hsl(268, 100%, 72%)  Medium Purple