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#FFB280

#ffb280 ≈ Sandy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ffb280 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 69.8% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.2% magenta, 49.8% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 23.62°, with 100% saturation and 75.1% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sandy Brown (#f4a460), ΔE 5.51.

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Relative luminance0.5466

Complementary

  1. #ffb280
  2. #80cdff

Split complementary

  1. #ffb280
  2. #80fff1
  3. #808eff

Analogous

  1. #ff808e
  2. #ffb280
  3. #fff180

Triadic

  1. #ffb280
  2. #80ffb2
  3. #b280ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffb280
  2. #cdff80
  3. #80cdff
  4. #b280ff

Square

  1. #ffb280
  2. #8eff80
  3. #80cdff
  4. #f180ff

Monochromatic

  1. #e65b00
  2. #ff8434
  3. #ffb280
  4. #ffe0cd
  5. #fff3eb

Shades

#ffb280 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffb280
  2. #e6a073
  3. #cc8e66
  4. #b37d5a
  5. #996b4d
  6. #805940
  7. #664733
  8. #4d3526
  9. #33241a
  10. #1a120d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffb280 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffb280
  2. #ffba8d
  3. #ffc199
  4. #ffc9a6
  5. #ffd1b3
  6. #ffd9c0
  7. #ffe0cc
  8. #ffe8d9
  9. #fff0e6
  10. #fff7f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffb280 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffb280
  2. #f2ad80
  3. #e6a880
  4. #d9a380
  5. #cc9e80
  6. #c09980
  7. #b39480
  8. #a68f80
  9. #998a80
  10. #8d8580
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #debdac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b97c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #daca80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa3a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0b67e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eac180 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa998 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffb280 {
  color: #ffb280;
}
Background
.bg-ffb280 {
  background-color: #ffb280;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffb280 {
  border: 2px solid #ffb280;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffb280;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 178 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 24 100% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffb280 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffb280, #fff180);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffb280 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 178 128 / 0.35);
}

#f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 5.51 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 6.53 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.66 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.69 #ffcc99 Peach Orange ΔE 8.14 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 9.12 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 9.23 #004d7f Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Sandy Brown
#ffb280  rgb(255, 178, 128)  hsl(24, 100%, 75%)  Sandy Brown
#80cdff  rgb(128, 205, 255)  hsl(204, 100%, 75%)  Light Sky Blue
#80ffb2  rgb(128, 255, 178)  hsl(144, 100%, 75%)  Medium Spring Green
#b280ff  rgb(178, 128, 255)  hsl(264, 100%, 75%)  Floral Lavender