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#FFB178

#ffb178 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ffb178 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 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.59% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 25.33°, with 100% saturation and 73.53% 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 11.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.5406

Complementary

  1. #ffb178
  2. #78c6ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffb178
  2. #78fff4
  3. #7883ff

Analogous

  1. #ff7883
  2. #ffb178
  3. #fff478

Triadic

  1. #ffb178
  2. #78ffb1
  3. #b178ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffb178
  2. #c6ff78
  3. #78c6ff
  4. #b178ff

Square

  1. #ffb178
  2. #83ff78
  3. #78c6ff
  4. #f478ff

Monochromatic

  1. #de5e00
  2. #ff852c
  3. #ffb178
  4. #ffddc5
  5. #fff3eb

Shades

#ffb178 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffb178
  2. #e69f6c
  3. #cc8e60
  4. #b37c54
  5. #996a48
  6. #80593c
  7. #664730
  8. #4d3524
  9. #332318
  10. #1a120c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffb178 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffb178
  2. #ffb986
  3. #ffc193
  4. #ffc8a1
  5. #ffd0ae
  6. #ffd8bc
  7. #ffe0c9
  8. #ffe8d7
  9. #ffefe4
  10. #fff7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffb178 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffb178
  2. #f2ac79
  3. #e6a77a
  4. #d9a27a
  5. #cc9d7b
  6. #c0997c
  7. #b3947d
  8. #a68f7e
  9. #998a7e
  10. #8d857f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddbcaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b873 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac978 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa1a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0b575 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac078 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa894 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffb178 {
  color: #ffb178;
}
Background
.bg-ffb178 {
  background-color: #ffb178;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffb178 {
  border: 2px solid #ffb178;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffb178;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 177 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 25 100% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffb178 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffb178, #fff478);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffb178 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 177 120 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 4.11 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 5.59 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.40 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 7.44 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 7.96 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 7.96 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 9.37 #004e87 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffb178  rgb(255, 177, 120)  hsl(25, 100%, 74%)  Sandy Brown
#78c6ff  rgb(120, 198, 255)  hsl(205, 100%, 74%)  Maya Blue
#78ffb1  rgb(120, 255, 177)  hsl(145, 100%, 74%)  Medium Spring Green
#b178ff  rgb(177, 120, 255)  hsl(265, 100%, 74%)  Floral Lavender