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#FAAC8A

#faac8a ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#faac8a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 67.45% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.2% magenta, 44.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 18.21°, with 91.8% saturation and 76.08% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.5166

Complementary

  1. #faac8a
  2. #8ad8fa

Split complementary

  1. #faac8a
  2. #8afae4
  3. #8aa0fa

Analogous

  1. #fa8aa0
  2. #faac8a
  3. #fae48a

Triadic

  1. #faac8a
  2. #8afaac
  3. #ac8afa

Tetradic

  1. #faac8a
  2. #d8fa8a
  3. #8ad8fa
  4. #ac8afa

Square

  1. #faac8a
  2. #a0fa8a
  3. #8ad8fa
  4. #e48afa

Monochromatic

  1. #e14b0a
  2. #f77841
  3. #faac8a
  4. #fde0d3
  5. #fef1eb

Shades

#faac8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faac8a
  2. #e19b7c
  3. #c88a6e
  4. #af7861
  5. #966753
  6. #7d5645
  7. #644537
  8. #4b3429
  9. #32221c
  10. #19110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#faac8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faac8a
  2. #fbb496
  3. #fbbda1
  4. #fcc5ad
  5. #fccdb9
  6. #fdd6c5
  7. #fdded0
  8. #fee6dc
  9. #feeee8
  10. #fff7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faac8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faac8a
  2. #eea889
  3. #e2a388
  4. #d59f87
  5. #c99a86
  6. #bd9685
  7. #b19284
  8. #a58d83
  9. #988982
  10. #8c8481
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9b7ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0b487 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c58a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9fa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dab188 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3bb8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa49a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faac8a {
  color: #faac8a;
}
Background
.bg-faac8a {
  background-color: #faac8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faac8a {
  border: 2px solid #faac8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faac8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 172 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 92% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faac8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faac8a, #fae48a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faac8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 172 138 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 3.56 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.57 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.93 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.37 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 9.04 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 9.33 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 9.71 #055375 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#faac8a  rgb(250, 172, 138)  hsl(18, 92%, 76%)  Light Salmon
#8ad8fa  rgb(138, 216, 250)  hsl(198, 92%, 76%)  Baby Blue
#8afaac  rgb(138, 250, 172)  hsl(138, 92%, 76%)  Pale Green
#ac8afa  rgb(172, 138, 250)  hsl(258, 92%, 76%)  Floral Lavender