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#F8A57E

#f8a57e ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f8a57e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 64.71% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.47% magenta, 49.19% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 19.18°, with 89.71% saturation and 73.33% 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 10.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 2.39.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4837

Complementary

  1. #f8a57e
  2. #7ed1f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8a57e
  2. #7ef8e2
  3. #7e94f8

Analogous

  1. #f87e94
  2. #f8a57e
  3. #f8e27e

Triadic

  1. #f8a57e
  2. #7ef8a5
  3. #a57ef8

Tetradic

  1. #f8a57e
  2. #d1f87e
  3. #7ed1f8
  4. #a57ef8

Square

  1. #f8a57e
  2. #94f87e
  3. #7ed1f8
  4. #e27ef8

Monochromatic

  1. #d24b0b
  2. #f47235
  3. #f8a57e
  4. #fcd8c7
  5. #fef1ec

Shades

#f8a57e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8a57e
  2. #df9571
  3. #c68465
  4. #ae7458
  5. #95634c
  6. #7c533f
  7. #634232
  8. #4a3226
  9. #322119
  10. #19110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8a57e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8a57e
  2. #f9ae8b
  3. #f9b798
  4. #fac0a5
  5. #fbc9b2
  6. #fcd2bf
  7. #fcdbcb
  8. #fde4d8
  9. #feede5
  10. #fef6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8a57e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8a57e
  2. #eca17e
  3. #e09e7e
  4. #d49a7f
  5. #c8967f
  6. #bc937f
  7. #b08f7f
  8. #a48b7f
  9. #988780
  10. #8c8480
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5b1a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbae7b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfc07e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff979b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6ab7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0b67e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9d90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8a57e {
  color: #f8a57e;
}
Background
.bg-f8a57e {
  background-color: #f8a57e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8a57e {
  border: 2px solid #f8a57e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8a57e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 165 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 90% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8a57e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8a57e, #f8e27e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8a57e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 165 126 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 2.39 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.19 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.06 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.57 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 7.98 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 9.09 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 9.10 #075a81 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#f8a57e  rgb(248, 165, 126)  hsl(19, 90%, 73%)  Light Salmon
#7ed1f8  rgb(126, 209, 248)  hsl(199, 90%, 73%)  Baby Blue
#7ef8a5  rgb(126, 248, 165)  hsl(139, 90%, 73%)  Pale Green
#a57ef8  rgb(165, 126, 248)  hsl(259, 90%, 73%)  Medium Purple