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#FFB172

#ffb172 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffb172 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 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 55.29% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 26.81°, with 100% saturation and 72.35% 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 11.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.5392

Complementary

  1. #ffb172
  2. #72c0ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffb172
  2. #72fff8
  3. #7279ff

Analogous

  1. #ff7279
  2. #ffb172
  3. #fff872

Triadic

  1. #ffb172
  2. #72ffb1
  3. #b172ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffb172
  2. #c0ff72
  3. #72c0ff
  4. #b172ff

Square

  1. #ffb172
  2. #79ff72
  3. #72c0ff
  4. #f872ff

Monochromatic

  1. #d86100
  2. #ff8725
  3. #ffb172
  4. #ffdbbe
  5. #fff4eb

Shades

#ffb172 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffb172
  2. #e69f67
  3. #cc8e5b
  4. #b37c50
  5. #996a44
  6. #805939
  7. #66472e
  8. #4d3522
  9. #332317
  10. #1a120b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffb172 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffb172
  2. #ffb980
  3. #ffc18e
  4. #ffc89c
  5. #ffd0aa
  6. #ffd8b9
  7. #ffe0c7
  8. #ffe8d5
  9. #ffefe3
  10. #fff7f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffb172 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffb172
  2. #f2ac73
  3. #e6a775
  4. #d9a276
  5. #cc9d78
  6. #c09979
  7. #b3947a
  8. #a68f7c
  9. #998a7d
  10. #8d857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddbba8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b86d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc973 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0b56f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac072 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa891 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffb172 {
  color: #ffb172;
}
Background
.bg-ffb172 {
  background-color: #ffb172;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffb172 {
  border: 2px solid #ffb172;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffb172;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 177 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffb172 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffb172, #fff872);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffb172 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 177 114 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 3.41 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.09 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 6.20 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 7.86 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 8.02 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.19 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.23 #004e8d Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffb172  rgb(255, 177, 114)  hsl(27, 100%, 72%)  Sandy Brown
#72c0ff  rgb(114, 192, 255)  hsl(207, 100%, 72%)  Maya Blue
#72ffb1  rgb(114, 255, 177)  hsl(147, 100%, 72%)  Medium Spring Green
#b172ff  rgb(177, 114, 255)  hsl(267, 100%, 72%)  Floral Lavender