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#f8b8a6 ≈ Melon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f8b8a6 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 72.16% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.81% magenta, 33.06% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 13.17°, with 85.42% saturation and 81.18% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Melon (#fdbcb4), ΔE 4.06.

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Relative luminance0.5699

Complementary

  1. #f8b8a6
  2. #a6e6f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8b8a6
  2. #a6f8e1
  3. #a6bdf8

Analogous

  1. #f8a6bd
  2. #f8b8a6
  3. #f8e1a6

Triadic

  1. #f8b8a6
  2. #a6f8b8
  3. #b8a6f8

Tetradic

  1. #f8b8a6
  2. #e6f8a6
  3. #a6e6f8
  4. #b8a6f8

Square

  1. #f8b8a6
  2. #bdf8a6
  3. #a6e6f8
  4. #e1a6f8

Monochromatic

  1. #ed4718
  2. #f27f5f
  3. #f8b8a6
  4. #fef0ec
  5. #fef0ec

Shades

#f8b8a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8b8a6
  2. #dfa695
  3. #c69385
  4. #ae8174
  5. #956e64
  6. #7c5c53
  7. #634a42
  8. #4a3732
  9. #322521
  10. #191211
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8b8a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8b8a6
  2. #f9bfaf
  3. #f9c6b8
  4. #facdc1
  5. #fbd4ca
  6. #fcdcd3
  7. #fce3db
  8. #fdeae4
  9. #fef1ed
  10. #fef8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8b8a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8b8a6
  2. #ecb2a2
  3. #e0ad9e
  4. #d4a79b
  5. #c8a297
  6. #bc9c93
  7. #b0968f
  8. #a4918b
  9. #988b88
  10. #8c8684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcc1bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bfa5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6cca6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffafb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcbca5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4c4a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb3ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8b8a6 {
  color: #f8b8a6;
}
Background
.bg-f8b8a6 {
  background-color: #f8b8a6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8b8a6 {
  border: 2px solid #f8b8a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8b8a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 184 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 85% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8b8a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8b8a6, #f8e1a6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8b8a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 184 166 / 0.35);
}

#fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 4.06 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 6.03 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.91 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 7.60 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.31 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 8.38 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 8.64 #074759 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Melon
#f8b8a6  rgb(248, 184, 166)  hsl(13, 85%, 81%)  Melon
#a6e6f8  rgb(166, 230, 248)  hsl(193, 85%, 81%)  Non-Photo Blue
#a6f8b8  rgb(166, 248, 184)  hsl(133, 85%, 81%)  Granny Smith Apple
#b8a6f8  rgb(184, 166, 248)  hsl(253, 85%, 81%)  Mauve