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#faaf8a ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#faaf8a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.04% red, 68.63% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 44.8% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 19.82°, 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 11.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.5282

Complementary

  1. #faaf8a
  2. #8ad5fa

Split complementary

  1. #faaf8a
  2. #8afae7
  3. #8a9dfa

Analogous

  1. #fa8a9d
  2. #faaf8a
  3. #fae78a

Triadic

  1. #faaf8a
  2. #8afaaf
  3. #af8afa

Tetradic

  1. #faaf8a
  2. #d5fa8a
  3. #8ad5fa
  4. #af8afa

Square

  1. #faaf8a
  2. #9dfa8a
  3. #8ad5fa
  4. #e78afa

Monochromatic

  1. #e1510a
  2. #f77d41
  3. #faaf8a
  4. #fde1d3
  5. #fef2eb

Shades

#faaf8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #faaf8a
  2. #e19e7c
  3. #c88c6e
  4. #af7b61
  5. #966953
  6. #7d5845
  7. #644637
  8. #4b3529
  9. #32231c
  10. #19120e
  11. #000000

Tints

#faaf8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #faaf8a
  2. #fbb796
  3. #fbbfa1
  4. #fcc7ad
  5. #fccfb9
  6. #fdd7c5
  7. #fddfd0
  8. #fee7dc
  9. #feefe8
  10. #fff7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#faaf8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #faaf8a
  2. #eeaa89
  3. #e2a688
  4. #d5a187
  5. #c99c86
  6. #bd9885
  7. #b19384
  8. #a58e83
  9. #988982
  10. #8c8581
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dabaad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b787 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c78a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa2a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbb488 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5be8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa79b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-faaf8a {
  color: #faaf8a;
}
Background
.bg-faaf8a {
  background-color: #faaf8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-faaf8a {
  border: 2px solid #faaf8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #faaf8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 250 175 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 92% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-faaf8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #faaf8a, #fae78a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-faaf8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(250 175 138 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 4.48 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 5.76 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.99 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.01 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 8.34 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 8.71 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 8.78 #055075 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#faaf8a  rgb(250, 175, 138)  hsl(20, 92%, 76%)  Light Salmon
#8ad5fa  rgb(138, 213, 250)  hsl(200, 92%, 76%)  Baby Blue
#8afaaf  rgb(138, 250, 175)  hsl(140, 92%, 76%)  Pale Green
#af8afa  rgb(175, 138, 250)  hsl(260, 92%, 76%)  Floral Lavender