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#F9986E

#f9986e ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#f9986e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 97.65% red, 59.61% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 38.96% magenta, 55.82% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 18.13°, with 92.05% saturation and 70.39% 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 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 2.31.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4372

Complementary

  1. #f9986e
  2. #6ecff9

Split complementary

  1. #f9986e
  2. #6ef9dd
  3. #6e89f9

Analogous

  1. #f96e89
  2. #f9986e
  3. #f9dd6e

Triadic

  1. #f9986e
  2. #6ef998
  3. #986ef9

Tetradic

  1. #f9986e
  2. #cff96e
  3. #6ecff9
  4. #986ef9

Square

  1. #f9986e
  2. #89f96e
  3. #6ecff9
  4. #dd6ef9

Monochromatic

  1. #c64108
  2. #f66425
  3. #f9986e
  4. #fcccb7
  5. #fef1eb

Shades

#f9986e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #f9986e
  2. #e08963
  3. #c77a58
  4. #ae6a4d
  5. #955b42
  6. #7d4c37
  7. #643d2c
  8. #4b2e21
  9. #321e16
  10. #190f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#f9986e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #f9986e
  2. #faa27d
  3. #faad8b
  4. #fbb79a
  5. #fbc1a8
  6. #fcccb7
  7. #fdd6c5
  8. #fde0d4
  9. #feeae2
  10. #fef5f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#f9986e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #f9986e
  2. #ed9670
  3. #e19372
  4. #d59173
  5. #c98e75
  6. #bd8c77
  7. #b08a79
  8. #a4877b
  9. #98857c
  10. #8c827e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2a79a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2a46a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b96d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff878e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d29f6c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dead6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8e82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-f9986e {
  color: #f9986e;
}
Background
.bg-f9986e {
  background-color: #f9986e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-f9986e {
  border: 2px solid #f9986e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #f9986e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 249 152 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 92% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-f9986e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #f9986e, #f9dd6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-f9986e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(249 152 110 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 2.31 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.44 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.11 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.22 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.57 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.88 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.57 #066791 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#f9986e  rgb(249, 152, 110)  hsl(18, 92%, 70%)  Light Salmon
#6ecff9  rgb(110, 207, 249)  hsl(198, 92%, 70%)  Baby Blue
#6ef998  rgb(110, 249, 152)  hsl(138, 92%, 70%)  Medium Spring Green
#986ef9  rgb(152, 110, 249)  hsl(258, 92%, 70%)  Medium Purple