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#FAAA8A

#faaa8a ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#faaa8a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 66.67% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 44.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 17.14°, with 91.8% saturation and 76.08% 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 11.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 3.19.

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Relative luminance0.5091

Complementary

  1. #faaa8a
  2. #8adafa

Split complementary

  1. #faaa8a
  2. #8afae2
  3. #8aa2fa

Analogous

  1. #fa8aa2
  2. #faaa8a
  3. #fae28a

Triadic

  1. #faaa8a
  2. #8afaaa
  3. #aa8afa

Tetradic

  1. #faaa8a
  2. #dafa8a
  3. #8adafa
  4. #aa8afa

Square

  1. #faaa8a
  2. #a2fa8a
  3. #8adafa
  4. #e28afa

Monochromatic

  1. #e1470a
  2. #f77541
  3. #faaa8a
  4. #fddfd3
  5. #fef1eb

Shades

#faaa8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faaa8a
  2. #e1997c
  3. #c8886e
  4. #af7761
  5. #966653
  6. #7d5545
  7. #644437
  8. #4b3329
  9. #32221c
  10. #19110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#faaa8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faaa8a
  2. #fbb396
  3. #fbbba1
  4. #fcc4ad
  5. #fcccb9
  6. #fdd5c5
  7. #fdddd0
  8. #fee6dc
  9. #feeee8
  10. #fff7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faaa8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faaa8a
  2. #eea689
  3. #e2a288
  4. #d59d87
  5. #c99986
  6. #bd9585
  7. #b19184
  8. #a58d83
  9. #988882
  10. #8c8481
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8b6ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beb388 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c48a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9da2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9af89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3ba8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa299 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faaa8a {
  color: #faaa8a;
}
Background
.bg-faaa8a {
  background-color: #faaa8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faaa8a {
  border: 2px solid #faaa8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faaa8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 170 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 92% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faaa8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faaa8a, #fae28a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faaa8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 170 138 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 3.19 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 4.64 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.31 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.89 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 9.35 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 9.37 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 10.04 #055575 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#faaa8a  rgb(250, 170, 138)  hsl(17, 92%, 76%)  Light Salmon
#8adafa  rgb(138, 218, 250)  hsl(197, 92%, 76%)  Baby Blue
#8afaaa  rgb(138, 250, 170)  hsl(137, 92%, 76%)  Pale Green
#aa8afa  rgb(170, 138, 250)  hsl(257, 92%, 76%)  Floral Lavender