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#FDAE8A

#fdae8a ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#fdae8a is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.22% red, 68.24% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.23% magenta, 45.45% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 18.78°, with 96.64% saturation and 76.67% 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 11.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.5299

Complementary

  1. #fdae8a
  2. #8ad9fd

Split complementary

  1. #fdae8a
  2. #8afde7
  3. #8aa0fd

Analogous

  1. #fd8aa0
  2. #fdae8a
  3. #fde78a

Triadic

  1. #fdae8a
  2. #8afdae
  3. #ae8afd

Tetradic

  1. #fdae8a
  2. #d9fd8a
  3. #8ad9fd
  4. #ae8afd

Square

  1. #fdae8a
  2. #a0fd8a
  3. #8ad9fd
  4. #e78afd

Monochromatic

  1. #ea4c04
  2. #fc7a3f
  3. #fdae8a
  4. #fee2d5
  5. #fff1eb

Shades

#fdae8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fdae8a
  2. #e49d7c
  3. #ca8b6e
  4. #b17a61
  5. #986853
  6. #7f5745
  7. #654637
  8. #4c3429
  9. #33231c
  10. #19110e
  11. #000000

Tints

#fdae8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fdae8a
  2. #fdb696
  3. #fdbea1
  4. #fec6ad
  5. #feceb9
  6. #fed7c5
  7. #fedfd0
  8. #fee7dc
  9. #ffefe8
  10. #fff7f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fdae8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fdae8a
  2. #f1a989
  3. #e4a588
  4. #d8a087
  5. #cb9c86
  6. #bf9785
  7. #b29284
  8. #a68e83
  9. #998982
  10. #8d8581
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbb9ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3b687 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5c78a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa1a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcb388 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6be8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffa69b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fdae8a {
  color: #fdae8a;
}
Background
.bg-fdae8a {
  background-color: #fdae8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fdae8a {
  border: 2px solid #fdae8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fdae8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 253 174 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 97% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fdae8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fdae8a, #fde78a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fdae8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(253 174 138 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 3.78 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.14 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 6.56 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 6.62 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 8.96 #ebc2af Zinnwaldite ΔE 9.13 #fbceb1 Apricot ΔE 9.42 #025175 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#fdae8a  rgb(253, 174, 138)  hsl(19, 97%, 77%)  Light Salmon
#8ad9fd  rgb(138, 217, 253)  hsl(199, 97%, 77%)  Baby Blue
#8afdae  rgb(138, 253, 174)  hsl(139, 97%, 77%)  Pale Green
#ae8afd  rgb(174, 138, 253)  hsl(259, 97%, 77%)  Floral Lavender