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#FCB494

#fcb494 ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fcb494 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 98.82% red, 70.59% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.57% magenta, 41.27% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 18.46°, with 94.55% saturation and 78.43% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 5.48.

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Relative luminance0.5548

Complementary

  1. #fcb494
  2. #94dcfc

Split complementary

  1. #fcb494
  2. #94fce8
  3. #94a8fc

Analogous

  1. #fc94a8
  2. #fcb494
  3. #fce894

Triadic

  1. #fcb494
  2. #94fcb4
  3. #b494fc

Tetradic

  1. #fcb494
  2. #dcfc94
  3. #94dcfc
  4. #b494fc

Square

  1. #fcb494
  2. #a8fc94
  3. #94dcfc
  4. #e894fc

Monochromatic

  1. #f04f07
  2. #fa804a
  3. #fcb494
  4. #fee8de
  5. #fef1eb

Shades

#fcb494 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fcb494
  2. #e3a285
  3. #ca9076
  4. #b07e68
  5. #976c59
  6. #7e5a4a
  7. #65483b
  8. #4c362c
  9. #32241e
  10. #19120f
  11. #000000

Tints

#fcb494 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fcb494
  2. #fcbc9f
  3. #fdc3a9
  4. #fdcbb4
  5. #fdd2bf
  6. #fedaca
  7. #fee1d4
  8. #fee9df
  9. #fef0ea
  10. #fff8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fcb494 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fcb494
  2. #f0af92
  3. #e3aa90
  4. #d7a48e
  5. #ca9f8c
  6. #be9a8a
  7. #b29588
  8. #a59086
  9. #998a84
  10. #8c8582
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddbeb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7bb92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7ca94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa8ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deb993 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c294 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffada3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fcb494 {
  color: #fcb494;
}
Background
.bg-fcb494 {
  background-color: #fcb494;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fcb494 {
  border: 2px solid #fcb494;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fcb494;
  --color-primary-rgb: 252 180 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 95% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fcb494 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fcb494, #fce894);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fcb494 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(252 180 148 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 5.48 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.35 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.70 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 7.45 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 7.64 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 7.84 #fdbcb4 Melon ΔE 8.73 #034b6b Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#fcb494  rgb(252, 180, 148)  hsl(18, 95%, 78%)  Light Salmon
#94dcfc  rgb(148, 220, 252)  hsl(198, 95%, 78%)  Baby Blue
#94fcb4  rgb(148, 252, 180)  hsl(138, 95%, 78%)  Pale Green
#b494fc  rgb(180, 148, 252)  hsl(258, 95%, 78%)  Floral Lavender