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#FE996D

#fe996d ≈ Light Salmon

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#fe996d is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 99.61% red, 60% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 39.76% magenta, 57.09% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 18.21°, with 98.64% saturation and 71.18% 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 9.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Light Salmon (#ffa07a), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#ff9966
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Relative luminance0.4496

Complementary

  1. #fe996d
  2. #6dd2fe

Split complementary

  1. #fe996d
  2. #6dfee2
  3. #6d8afe

Analogous

  1. #fe6d8a
  2. #fe996d
  3. #fee26d

Triadic

  1. #fe996d
  2. #6dfe99
  3. #996dfe

Tetradic

  1. #fe996d
  2. #d2fe6d
  3. #6dd2fe
  4. #996dfe

Square

  1. #fe996d
  2. #8afe6d
  3. #6dd2fe
  4. #e26dfe

Monochromatic

  1. #d14001
  2. #fd6421
  3. #fe996d
  4. #ffceb9
  5. #fff1eb

Shades

#fe996d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #fe996d
  2. #e58a62
  3. #cb7a57
  4. #b26b4c
  5. #985c41
  6. #7f4d37
  7. #663d2c
  8. #4c2e21
  9. #331f16
  10. #190f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#fe996d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #fe996d
  2. #fea37c
  3. #fead8a
  4. #feb899
  5. #fec2a7
  6. #ffccb6
  7. #ffd6c5
  8. #ffe0d3
  9. #ffebe2
  10. #fff5f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#fe996d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #fe996d
  2. #f1976f
  3. #e59471
  4. #d89273
  5. #cc8f75
  6. #bf8d77
  7. #b28a78
  8. #a6887a
  9. #99857c
  10. #8d837e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5a99c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a669 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccbb6c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff878e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6a16b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2af6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ff8e82 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-fe996d {
  color: #fe996d;
}
Background
.bg-fe996d {
  background-color: #fe996d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-fe996d {
  border: 2px solid #fe996d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #fe996d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 254 153 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 18 99% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-fe996d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #fe996d, #fee26d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-fe996d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(254 153 109 / 0.35);
}

#ffa07a Light Salmon ΔE 2.22 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 5.23 #ff7f50 Coral ΔE 6.09 #ff8243 Mango Tango ΔE 6.39 #ffa089 Vivid Tangerine ΔE 6.42 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.51 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 8.88 #016692 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Light Salmon
#fe996d  rgb(254, 153, 109)  hsl(18, 99%, 71%)  Light Salmon
#6dd2fe  rgb(109, 210, 254)  hsl(198, 99%, 71%)  Baby Blue
#6dfe99  rgb(109, 254, 153)  hsl(138, 99%, 71%)  Mint Green
#996dfe  rgb(153, 109, 254)  hsl(258, 99%, 71%)  Medium Purple