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#FAAE90

#faae90 ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#faae90 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 68.24% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.4% magenta, 42.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 16.98°, with 91.38% saturation and 77.25% 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 11.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.5261

Complementary

  1. #faae90
  2. #90dcfa

Split complementary

  1. #faae90
  2. #90fae3
  3. #90a7fa

Analogous

  1. #fa90a7
  2. #faae90
  3. #fae390

Triadic

  1. #faae90
  2. #90faae
  3. #ae90fa

Tetradic

  1. #faae90
  2. #dcfa90
  3. #90dcfa
  4. #ae90fa

Square

  1. #faae90
  2. #a7fa90
  3. #90dcfa
  4. #e390fa

Monochromatic

  1. #e7490a
  2. #f77947
  3. #faae90
  4. #fde3d9
  5. #fef1eb

Shades

#faae90 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faae90
  2. #e19d82
  3. #c88b73
  4. #af7a65
  5. #966856
  6. #7d5748
  7. #64463a
  8. #4b342b
  9. #32231d
  10. #19110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#faae90 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faae90
  2. #fbb69b
  3. #fbbea6
  4. #fcc6b1
  5. #fccebc
  6. #fdd7c8
  7. #fddfd3
  8. #fee7de
  9. #feefe9
  10. #fff7f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faae90 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faae90
  2. #eea98e
  3. #e2a58d
  4. #d5a08b
  5. #c99c8a
  6. #bd9788
  7. #b19286
  8. #a58e85
  9. #988983
  10. #8c8582
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dab9af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1b68e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3c690 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa2a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dab38f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4bd90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa79e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faae90 {
  color: #faae90;
}
Background
.bg-faae90 {
  background-color: #faae90;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faae90 {
  border: 2px solid #faae90;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faae90;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 174 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 91% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faae90 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faae90, #fae390);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faae90 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 174 144 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 4.31 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 5.05 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.09 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.72 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 8.36 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.46 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 9.37 #05516f Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#faae90  rgb(250, 174, 144)  hsl(17, 91%, 77%)  Light Salmon
#90dcfa  rgb(144, 220, 250)  hsl(197, 91%, 77%)  Sky Blue
#90faae  rgb(144, 250, 174)  hsl(137, 91%, 77%)  Pale Green
#ae90fa  rgb(174, 144, 250)  hsl(257, 91%, 77%)  Floral Lavender