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#FA956C

#fa956c ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fa956c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 58.43% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.4% magenta, 56.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 17.32°, with 93.42% saturation and 70.2% 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 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 2.73.

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Relative luminance0.429

Complementary

  1. #fa956c
  2. #6cd1fa

Split complementary

  1. #fa956c
  2. #6cfadc
  3. #6c8afa

Analogous

  1. #fa6c8a
  2. #fa956c
  3. #fadc6c

Triadic

  1. #fa956c
  2. #6cfa95
  3. #956cfa

Tetradic

  1. #fa956c
  2. #d1fa6c
  3. #6cd1fa
  4. #956cfa

Square

  1. #fa956c
  2. #8afa6c
  3. #6cd1fa
  4. #dc6cfa

Monochromatic

  1. #c63e07
  2. #f76022
  3. #fa956c
  4. #fdcab6
  5. #fef1eb

Shades

#fa956c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fa956c
  2. #e18661
  3. #c87756
  4. #af684c
  5. #965941
  6. #7d4b36
  7. #643c2b
  8. #4b2d20
  9. #321e16
  10. #190f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#fa956c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fa956c
  2. #fba07b
  3. #fbaa89
  4. #fcb598
  5. #fcbfa7
  6. #fdcab6
  7. #fdd5c4
  8. #fedfd3
  9. #feeae2
  10. #fff4f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fa956c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fa956c
  2. #ee936e
  3. #e29170
  4. #d58f72
  5. #c98d74
  6. #bd8b76
  7. #b18878
  8. #a5867a
  9. #98847c
  10. #8c827e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1a599 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afa268 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b86b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff838b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d29d6a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #deab6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8b80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fa956c {
  color: #fa956c;
}
Background
.bg-fa956c {
  background-color: #fa956c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fa956c {
  border: 2px solid #fa956c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fa956c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 149 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 93% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fa956c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fa956c, #fadc6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fa956c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 149 108 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 2.73 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 4.35 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 5.32 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.05 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.25 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.14 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 8.44 #056a93 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#fa956c  rgb(250, 149, 108)  hsl(17, 93%, 70%)  Light Salmon
#6cd1fa  rgb(108, 209, 250)  hsl(197, 93%, 70%)  Baby Blue
#6cfa95  rgb(108, 250, 149)  hsl(137, 93%, 70%)  Pale Green
#956cfa  rgb(149, 108, 250)  hsl(257, 93%, 70%)  Medium Purple