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#FC9261

#fc9261 ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fc9261 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 57.25% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 42.06% magenta, 61.51% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 18.97°, with 96.27% saturation and 68.43% 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 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 4.22.

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Relative luminance0.4212

Complementary

  1. #fc9261
  2. #61cbfc

Split complementary

  1. #fc9261
  2. #61fce0
  3. #617dfc

Analogous

  1. #fc617d
  2. #fc9261
  3. #fce061

Triadic

  1. #fc9261
  2. #61fc92
  3. #9261fc

Tetradic

  1. #fc9261
  2. #cbfc61
  3. #61cbfc
  4. #9261fc

Square

  1. #fc9261
  2. #7dfc61
  3. #61cbfc
  4. #e061fc

Monochromatic

  1. #c03f04
  2. #fb5e16
  3. #fc9261
  4. #fdc6ac
  5. #fff1eb

Shades

#fc9261 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc9261
  2. #e38357
  3. #ca754e
  4. #b06644
  5. #97583a
  6. #7e4931
  7. #653a27
  8. #4c2c1d
  9. #321d13
  10. #190f0a
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc9261 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc9261
  2. #fc9d71
  3. #fda881
  4. #fdb390
  5. #fdbea0
  6. #fec9b0
  7. #fed3c0
  8. #feded0
  9. #fee9df
  10. #fff4ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc9261 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc9261
  2. #f09064
  3. #e38e67
  4. #d78d6a
  5. #ca8b6d
  6. #be8971
  7. #b28774
  8. #a58577
  9. #99847a
  10. #8c827d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2a395 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afa05c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b760 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff7e86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d29a5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfa960 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8679 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc9261 {
  color: #fc9261;
}
Background
.bg-fc9261 {
  background-color: #fc9261;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc9261 {
  border: 2px solid #fc9261;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc9261;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 146 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 96% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc9261 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc9261, #fce061);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc9261 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 146 97 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 4.22 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 4.44 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 4.69 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.15 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 7.57 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 8.08 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.27 #036d9e Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#fc9261  rgb(252, 146, 97)  hsl(19, 96%, 68%)  Light Salmon
#61cbfc  rgb(97, 203, 252)  hsl(199, 96%, 68%)  Light Sky Blue
#61fc92  rgb(97, 252, 146)  hsl(139, 96%, 68%)  Spring Green
#9261fc  rgb(146, 97, 252)  hsl(259, 96%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue