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#FA8A6E

#fa8a6e ≈ Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fa8a6e is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 54.12% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.8% magenta, 56% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 12°, with 93.33% saturation and 70.59% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Salmon (#fa8072), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.3963

Complementary

  1. #fa8a6e
  2. #6edefa

Split complementary

  1. #fa8a6e
  2. #6efad0
  3. #6e98fa

Analogous

  1. #fa6e98
  2. #fa8a6e
  3. #fad06e

Triadic

  1. #fa8a6e
  2. #6efa8a
  3. #8a6efa

Tetradic

  1. #fa8a6e
  2. #defa6e
  3. #6edefa
  4. #8a6efa

Square

  1. #fa8a6e
  2. #98fa6e
  3. #6edefa
  4. #d06efa

Monochromatic

  1. #c82e07
  2. #f74e24
  3. #fa8a6e
  4. #fdc6b8
  5. #feefeb

Shades

#fa8a6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa8a6e
  2. #e17c63
  3. #c86e58
  4. #af614d
  5. #965342
  6. #7d4537
  7. #64372c
  8. #4b2921
  9. #321c16
  10. #190e0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa8a6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa8a6e
  2. #fb967d
  3. #fba18b
  4. #fcad9a
  5. #fcb9a8
  6. #fdc5b7
  7. #fdd0c5
  8. #fedcd4
  9. #fee8e2
  10. #fff3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa8a6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa8a6e
  2. #ee8970
  3. #e28872
  4. #d58773
  5. #c98675
  6. #bd8577
  7. #b18479
  8. #a5837b
  9. #98827c
  10. #8c817e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ce9d95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69a6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1b26c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7783 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cd946c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #daa46d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff7f7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa8a6e {
  color: #fa8a6e;
}
Background
.bg-fa8a6e {
  background-color: #fa8a6e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa8a6e {
  border: 2px solid #fa8a6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa8a6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 138 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 93% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa8a6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa8a6e, #fad06e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa8a6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 138 110 / 0.35);
}

#fa8072 Salmon ΔE 4.66 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.79 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.40 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 5.52 #ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 6.18 #fe6f5e Bittersweet ΔE 6.32 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 6.39 #057591 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Salmon
#fa8a6e  rgb(250, 138, 110)  hsl(12, 93%, 71%)  Salmon
#6edefa  rgb(110, 222, 250)  hsl(192, 93%, 71%)  Sky Blue
#6efa8a  rgb(110, 250, 138)  hsl(132, 93%, 71%)  Mint Green
#8a6efa  rgb(138, 110, 250)  hsl(252, 93%, 71%)  Medium Slate Blue