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#FC986C

#fc986c ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fc986c is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 59.61% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.68% magenta, 57.14% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 18.33°, with 96% saturation and 70.59% 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 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 2.45.

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Relative luminance0.4423

Complementary

  1. #fc986c
  2. #6cd0fc

Split complementary

  1. #fc986c
  2. #6cfce0
  3. #6c88fc

Analogous

  1. #fc6c88
  2. #fc986c
  3. #fce06c

Triadic

  1. #fc986c
  2. #6cfc98
  3. #986cfc

Tetradic

  1. #fc986c
  2. #d0fc6c
  3. #6cd0fc
  4. #986cfc

Square

  1. #fc986c
  2. #88fc6c
  3. #6cd0fc
  4. #e06cfc

Monochromatic

  1. #cb4104
  2. #fa6321
  3. #fc986c
  4. #fecdb7
  5. #fff1eb

Shades

#fc986c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fc986c
  2. #e38961
  3. #ca7a56
  4. #b06a4c
  5. #975b41
  6. #7e4c36
  7. #653d2b
  8. #4c2e20
  9. #321e16
  10. #190f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#fc986c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fc986c
  2. #fca27b
  3. #fdad89
  4. #fdb798
  5. #fdc1a7
  6. #feccb6
  7. #fed6c4
  8. #fee0d3
  9. #feeae2
  10. #fff5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fc986c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fc986c
  2. #f0966e
  3. #e39370
  4. #d79172
  5. #ca8e74
  6. #be8c76
  7. #b28a78
  8. #a5877a
  9. #99857c
  10. #8c827e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3a89a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a468 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #caba6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff868d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4a06a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ad6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8e81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fc986c {
  color: #fc986c;
}
Background
.bg-fc986c {
  background-color: #fc986c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fc986c {
  border: 2px solid #fc986c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fc986c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 152 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 96% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fc986c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fc986c, #fce06c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fc986c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 152 108 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 2.45 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.06 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 5.94 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.22 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.56 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.14 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 8.74 #036793 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#fc986c  rgb(252, 152, 108)  hsl(18, 96%, 71%)  Light Salmon
#6cd0fc  rgb(108, 208, 252)  hsl(198, 96%, 71%)  Baby Blue
#6cfc98  rgb(108, 252, 152)  hsl(138, 96%, 71%)  Medium Spring Green
#986cfc  rgb(152, 108, 252)  hsl(258, 96%, 71%)  Medium Purple