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#EFAA8F

#efaa8f ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#efaa8f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.73% red, 66.67% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.87% magenta, 40.17% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 16.87°, with 75% saturation and 74.9% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 5.11.

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Relative luminance0.4908

Complementary

  1. #efaa8f
  2. #8fd4ef

Split complementary

  1. #efaa8f
  2. #8fefda
  3. #8fa4ef

Analogous

  1. #ef8fa4
  2. #efaa8f
  3. #efda8f

Triadic

  1. #efaa8f
  2. #8fefaa
  3. #aa8fef

Tetradic

  1. #efaa8f
  2. #d4ef8f
  3. #8fd4ef
  4. #aa8fef

Square

  1. #efaa8f
  2. #a4ef8f
  3. #8fd4ef
  4. #da8fef

Monochromatic

  1. #c84d1d
  2. #e5774c
  3. #efaa8f
  4. #f9ddd2
  5. #fcf1ed

Shades

#efaa8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #efaa8f
  2. #d79981
  3. #bf8872
  4. #a77764
  5. #8f6656
  6. #785548
  7. #604439
  8. #48332b
  9. #30221d
  10. #18110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#efaa8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #efaa8f
  2. #f1b39a
  3. #f2bba5
  4. #f4c4b1
  5. #f5ccbc
  6. #f7d5c7
  7. #f9ddd2
  8. #fae6dd
  9. #fceee9
  10. #fdf7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#efaa8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #efaa8f
  2. #e4a68e
  3. #d9a28c
  4. #ce9d8b
  5. #c39989
  6. #b89588
  7. #ac9186
  8. #a18d85
  9. #968883
  10. #8b8482
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1b4aa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbb18d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbc08f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9fa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d2af8e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbb78f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9a49b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-efaa8f {
  color: #efaa8f;
}
Background
.bg-efaa8f {
  background-color: #efaa8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-efaa8f {
  border: 2px solid #efaa8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #efaa8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 239 170 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 75% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-efaa8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #efaa8f, #efda8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-efaa8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(239 170 143 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.11 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.18 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.33 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 5.59 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 7.91 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.37 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 9.71 #105570 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#efaa8f  rgb(239, 170, 143)  hsl(17, 75%, 75%)  Light Salmon
#8fd4ef  rgb(143, 212, 239)  hsl(197, 75%, 75%)  Sky Blue
#8fefaa  rgb(143, 239, 170)  hsl(137, 75%, 75%)  Light Green
#aa8fef  rgb(170, 143, 239)  hsl(257, 75%, 75%)  Floral Lavender