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#FAA172

#faa172 ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#faa172 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 63.14% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.6% magenta, 54.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 20.74°, with 93.15% saturation and 71.37% 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 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 3.2.

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Relative luminance0.4703

Complementary

  1. #faa172
  2. #72cbfa

Split complementary

  1. #faa172
  2. #72fae5
  3. #7287fa

Analogous

  1. #fa7287
  2. #faa172
  3. #fae572

Triadic

  1. #faa172
  2. #72faa1
  3. #a172fa

Tetradic

  1. #faa172
  2. #cbfa72
  3. #72cbfa
  4. #a172fa

Square

  1. #faa172
  2. #87fa72
  3. #72cbfa
  4. #e572fa

Monochromatic

  1. #cc4b07
  2. #f77028
  3. #faa172
  4. #fdd2bc
  5. #fef2eb

Shades

#faa172 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faa172
  2. #e19167
  3. #c8815b
  4. #af7150
  5. #966144
  6. #7d5139
  7. #64402e
  8. #4b3022
  9. #322017
  10. #19100b
  11. #000000

Tints

#faa172 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faa172
  2. #fbaa80
  3. #fbb48e
  4. #fcbd9c
  5. #fcc7aa
  6. #fdd0b9
  7. #fdd9c7
  8. #fee3d5
  9. #feece3
  10. #fff6f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faa172 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faa172
  2. #ee9e73
  3. #e29a75
  4. #d59776
  5. #c99478
  6. #bd9179
  7. #b18d7a
  8. #a58a7c
  9. #98877d
  10. #8c837f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5aea0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9ab6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cebe72 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9195 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6a770 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1b372 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff9789 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faa172 {
  color: #faa172;
}
Background
.bg-faa172 {
  background-color: #faa172;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faa172 {
  border: 2px solid #faa172;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faa172;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 161 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 21 93% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faa172 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faa172, #fae572);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faa172 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 161 114 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 3.20 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.28 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 6.40 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 7.50 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 7.76 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.85 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 7.92 #055e8d Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#faa172  rgb(250, 161, 114)  hsl(21, 93%, 71%)  Light Salmon
#72cbfa  rgb(114, 203, 250)  hsl(201, 93%, 71%)  Light Sky Blue
#72faa1  rgb(114, 250, 161)  hsl(141, 93%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green
#a172fa  rgb(161, 114, 250)  hsl(261, 93%, 71%)  Medium Purple