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#F8A073

#f8a073 ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f8a073 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 62.75% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.48% magenta, 53.63% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 20.3°, with 90.48% saturation and 71.18% 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 10.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4634

Complementary

  1. #f8a073
  2. #73cbf8

Split complementary

  1. #f8a073
  2. #73f8e3
  3. #7389f8

Analogous

  1. #f87389
  2. #f8a073
  3. #f8e373

Triadic

  1. #f8a073
  2. #73f8a0
  3. #a073f8

Tetradic

  1. #f8a073
  2. #cbf873
  3. #73cbf8
  4. #a073f8

Square

  1. #f8a073
  2. #89f873
  3. #73cbf8
  4. #e373f8

Monochromatic

  1. #c84a0a
  2. #f46f2a
  3. #f8a073
  4. #fcd1bc
  5. #fef2ec

Shades

#f8a073 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8a073
  2. #df9068
  3. #c6805c
  4. #ae7051
  5. #956045
  6. #7c503a
  7. #63402e
  8. #4a3023
  9. #322017
  10. #19100c
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8a073 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8a073
  2. #f9aa81
  3. #f9b38f
  4. #fabd9d
  5. #fbc6ab
  6. #fcd0b9
  7. #fcd9c7
  8. #fde3d5
  9. #feece3
  10. #fef6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8a073 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8a073
  2. #ec9d74
  3. #e09a76
  4. #d49677
  5. #c89378
  6. #bc907a
  7. #b08d7b
  8. #a48a7c
  9. #98867d
  10. #8c837f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3ad9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8aa6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdbd73 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9095 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5a671 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb273 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9789 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8a073 {
  color: #f8a073;
}
Background
.bg-f8a073 {
  background-color: #f8a073;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8a073 {
  border: 2px solid #f8a073;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8a073;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 160 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 90% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8a073 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8a073, #f8e373);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8a073 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 160 115 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 2.87 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.69 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 6.81 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 7.32 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.32 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.79 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.89 #075f8c Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#f8a073  rgb(248, 160, 115)  hsl(20, 90%, 71%)  Light Salmon
#73cbf8  rgb(115, 203, 248)  hsl(200, 90%, 71%)  Light Sky Blue
#73f8a0  rgb(115, 248, 160)  hsl(140, 90%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green
#a073f8  rgb(160, 115, 248)  hsl(260, 90%, 71%)  Medium Purple