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#FAA87F

#faa87f ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#faa87f is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 65.88% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.8% magenta, 49.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 20°, with 92.48% saturation and 73.92% 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 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.4986

Complementary

  1. #faa87f
  2. #7fd1fa

Split complementary

  1. #faa87f
  2. #7ffae5
  3. #7f93fa

Analogous

  1. #fa7f93
  2. #faa87f
  3. #fae57f

Triadic

  1. #faa87f
  2. #7ffaa8
  3. #a87ffa

Tetradic

  1. #faa87f
  2. #d1fa7f
  3. #7fd1fa
  4. #a87ffa

Square

  1. #faa87f
  2. #93fa7f
  3. #7fd1fa
  4. #e57ffa

Monochromatic

  1. #d84d08
  2. #f77635
  3. #faa87f
  4. #fddac9
  5. #fef2eb

Shades

#faa87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faa87f
  2. #e19772
  3. #c88666
  4. #af7659
  5. #96654c
  6. #7d5440
  7. #644333
  8. #4b3226
  9. #322219
  10. #19110d
  11. #000000

Tints

#faa87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faa87f
  2. #fbb18c
  3. #fbb999
  4. #fcc2a5
  5. #fccbb2
  6. #fdd4bf
  7. #fddccc
  8. #fee5d9
  9. #feeee5
  10. #fff6f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faa87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faa87f
  2. #eea47f
  3. #e2a07f
  4. #d59c7f
  5. #c9987f
  6. #bd9480
  7. #b19080
  8. #a58c80
  9. #988880
  10. #8c8480
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7b4a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beb17c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1c27f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9a9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9ad7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3b87f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa092 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faa87f {
  color: #faa87f;
}
Background
.bg-faa87f {
  background-color: #faa87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faa87f {
  border: 2px solid #faa87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faa87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 168 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 92% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faa87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faa87f, #fae57f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faa87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 168 127 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 3.10 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.15 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.40 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.82 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 7.39 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 8.67 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 9.19 #055780 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#faa87f  rgb(250, 168, 127)  hsl(20, 92%, 74%)  Light Salmon
#7fd1fa  rgb(127, 209, 250)  hsl(200, 92%, 74%)  Baby Blue
#7ffaa8  rgb(127, 250, 168)  hsl(140, 92%, 74%)  Pale Green
#a87ffa  rgb(168, 127, 250)  hsl(260, 92%, 74%)  Floral Lavender