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#F8BCAC

#f8bcac ≈ Melon

  • orange
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#f8bcac is a color from the orange family, with very high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.25% red, 73.73% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.19% magenta, 30.65% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 12.63°, with 84.44% saturation and 82.35% 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 12.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Melon (#fdbcb4), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.589

Complementary

  1. #f8bcac
  2. #ace8f8

Split complementary

  1. #f8bcac
  2. #acf8e2
  3. #acc2f8

Analogous

  1. #f8acc2
  2. #f8bcac
  3. #f8e2ac

Triadic

  1. #f8bcac
  2. #acf8bc
  3. #bcacf8

Tetradic

  1. #f8bcac
  2. #e8f8ac
  3. #ace8f8
  4. #bcacf8

Square

  1. #f8bcac
  2. #c2f8ac
  3. #ace8f8
  4. #e2acf8

Monochromatic

  1. #ec4a1f
  2. #f28365
  3. #f8bcac
  4. #fdf0ec
  5. #fdf0ec

Shades

#f8bcac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f8bcac
  2. #dfa99b
  3. #c6968a
  4. #ae8478
  5. #957167
  6. #7c5e56
  7. #634b45
  8. #4a3834
  9. #322622
  10. #191311
  11. #000000

Tints

#f8bcac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f8bcac
  2. #f9c3b4
  3. #f9c9bd
  4. #fad0c5
  5. #fbd7cd
  6. #fcded6
  7. #fce4de
  8. #fdebe6
  9. #fef2ee
  10. #fef8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f8bcac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f8bcac
  2. #ecb6a8
  3. #e0b0a3
  4. #d4aa9f
  5. #c8a49a
  6. #bc9e96
  7. #b09892
  8. #a4928d
  9. #988c89
  10. #8c8684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dec4bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cac3ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8cfac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dec0ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c7ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffb7b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f8bcac {
  color: #f8bcac;
}
Background
.bg-f8bcac {
  background-color: #f8bcac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f8bcac {
  border: 2px solid #f8bcac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f8bcac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 248 188 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 84% 82%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f8bcac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f8bcac, #f8e2ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f8bcac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(248 188 172 / 0.35);
}

#fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 3.45 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 5.43 #f4c2c2 Baby Pink ΔE 6.55 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 8.00 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 8.08 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 8.25 #edc9af Desert Sand ΔE 9.02 #074353 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Melon
#f8bcac  rgb(248, 188, 172)  hsl(13, 84%, 82%)  Melon
#ace8f8  rgb(172, 232, 248)  hsl(193, 84%, 82%)  Non-Photo Blue
#acf8bc  rgb(172, 248, 188)  hsl(133, 84%, 82%)  Granny Smith Apple
#bcacf8  rgb(188, 172, 248)  hsl(253, 84%, 82%)  Mauve