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#F8A080

#f8a080 ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f8a080 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 62.75% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.48% magenta, 48.39% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 16°, with 89.55% saturation and 73.73% 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 10.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 1.89.

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Relative luminance0.4666

Complementary

  1. #f8a080
  2. #80d8f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8a080
  2. #80f8dc
  3. #809cf8

Analogous

  1. #f8809c
  2. #f8a080
  3. #f8dc80

Triadic

  1. #f8a080
  2. #80f8a0
  3. #a080f8

Tetradic

  1. #f8a080
  2. #d8f880
  3. #80d8f8
  4. #a080f8

Square

  1. #f8a080
  2. #9cf880
  3. #80d8f8
  4. #dc80f8

Monochromatic

  1. #d3410c
  2. #f46a38
  3. #f8a080
  4. #fcd6c9
  5. #fef1ec

Shades

#f8a080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8a080
  2. #df9073
  3. #c68066
  4. #ae705a
  5. #95604d
  6. #7c5040
  7. #634033
  8. #4a3026
  9. #32201a
  10. #19100d
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8a080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8a080
  2. #f9aa8d
  3. #f9b399
  4. #fabda6
  5. #fbc6b3
  6. #fcd0c0
  7. #fcd9cc
  8. #fde3d9
  9. #feece6
  10. #fef6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8a080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8a080
  2. #ec9d80
  3. #e09a80
  4. #d49680
  5. #c89380
  6. #bc9080
  7. #b08d80
  8. #a48a80
  9. #988680
  10. #8c8380
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4ada3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6ab7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbbd7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9298 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4a67e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb280 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff988f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8a080 {
  color: #f8a080;
}
Background
.bg-f8a080 {
  background-color: #f8a080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8a080 {
  border: 2px solid #f8a080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8a080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 160 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 90% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8a080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8a080, #f8dc80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8a080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 160 128 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 1.89 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 3.32 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 3.48 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 8.11 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 8.59 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.59 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 9.76 #075f7f Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#f8a080  rgb(248, 160, 128)  hsl(16, 90%, 74%)  Light Salmon
#80d8f8  rgb(128, 216, 248)  hsl(196, 90%, 74%)  Sky Blue
#80f8a0  rgb(128, 248, 160)  hsl(136, 90%, 74%)  Pale Green
#a080f8  rgb(160, 128, 248)  hsl(256, 90%, 74%)  Medium Purple